A flask was charged with 1-methylethyl[(2S,4R)-1-acetyl-6-bromo-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-4-quinolinyl]carbamate (0.185 g, 0.500 mmol) (for a preparation see Example 4), 1-[(methyloxy)methyl]-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole (for a preparation see Intermediate 94) (143 mg, 0.600 mmol), K2CO3 (90 mg, 0.650 mmol) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (28.9 mg, 0.025 mmol) then filled with EtOH (1 mL) and toluene (1 mL) and the resulting mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 18 h then cooled to room temperature and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was partitioned between AcOEt (10 mL) and water (10 mL) and the layers were separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with AcOEt and the combined organic phases were washed with brine (25 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. Purification of the residue using MDAP (modifier: formic acid) gave 1-methylethyl((2S,4R)-1-acetyl-2-methyl-6-{1-[(methyloxy)methyl]-1H-pyrazol-4-yl}-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-4-quinolinyl)carbamate (42.2 mg, 0.105 mmol, 20%) as an off-white foam.
