To a solution of 5-fluoro-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)benzoic acid (CAS number 1293284-57-7; 53 mg, 0.24 mmol), 3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-ol (33 mg, 0.24 mmol), EDC (46.3 mg, 0.241 mmol) and triethylamine (0.067 ml, 0.48 mmol) in DCM (5 ml) was added (1S,2S)-1-N-[3-ethyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazin-2-yl]cyclopentane-1,2-diamine hydrochloride (Intermediate 41; 50 mg, 0.161 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 88 hours and then partitioned between DCM and a saturated solution of sodium bicarbonate, passing through a hydrophobic frit. The organics were loaded directly on to a cation/anion mixed mode cartridge, eluted with DCM and concentrated in vacuo. This was then purified by reverse phase chromatography (C18 silica, 0-100% acetonitrile/water with 0.1% ammonia). The resulting aqueous was concentrated in vacuo and extracted with DCM. The organics were concentrated in vacuo to afford the title compound.
