“…2 In pyridines, quinolines, and other structurally-related N -heterocycles, the C2 position can be readily functionalized using a variety of transition metal-catalyzed reactions with Pd, 3,4 Cu, 5 Ni, 6 Rh, 7 Ru, 8 Fe, 9 and Ag 10 as catalysts, as well as by means of non-catalytic approaches. 11 The facility of the C2–H-functionalization is due to the favourable electronic factors, e.g. increased acidity of the C2–H bond and increased electrophilic character of the C2=N moiety; and due to the proximity of the nitrogen atom (or oxygen in the N -oxides) that can serve as a directing group.…”