2,3-Lutidine

It is a basic organic compound often used as an intermediate and reagent in organic synthesis. Due to the presence of two methyl groups on the pyridine ring, it exhibits steric and electronic properties that make it useful in chemical reactions requiring hindered bases and as a building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and specialty chemicals. 2,3-Lutidine is a methyl-substituted derivative of pyridine, belonging to the class of heterocyclic aromatic compounds.