4-(3-bromopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-5-yl)piperazine-1-carbonitrile (450 mg, 1.46 mmol) in 9 mL DMF and sodium carbonate (155 mg, 1.46 mmol) stirred room temperature 15 minutes, hydroxylamine HCl (203 mg, 2.9 mmol) added and reaction stirred 30 minutes at 80° C. Then 12 mL toluene added and pyridine (474 uL, 5.86 mmol) and isobutyricanhydride (973 uL, 5.86 mmol) added and reaction stirred at 80° C. for 1.5 hours. Reaction cooled to room temperature reduced in vacuo then taken up in ethyl acetate and washed with water, brine, water. Organic layer dried over magnesium sulfate and reduced in vacuo. For 250 mg crude product to use as is in further reactions.
