The present invention provides a method of producing a pyridine derivative having a substituent at the 2-position of a heterocyclic structure conveniently and with fine selectivity. The present invention relates to a production method of a pyridine derivative having a substituent at the 2-position of a heterocyclic structure, which is represented by the formula (III), which includes reacting a 2-sulfonylpyridine derivative of the formula (I) with an organometallic compound of the formula (II) and the like, and the like: ##STR00001## wherein each symbol is as defined in the Description.