2-Methoxypyridine can be used as an intermediate to synthesize 2-methoxy-3-pyridinesulfonyl chloride which is patented as a reactant used to prepare erythromycin macrolide antibiotics as antibacterial and antiprotozoal agents. It can also be used to prepare bicyclic iminopyrimidinones as Beta Amyloid Cleaving Enzyme-1 (BACE1) inhibitors.