2-Chloro-6-methoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde (272.1 mg, 1.14 mmol), ethyl 3-(5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)picolinamido)propanoate (516.2 mg, 1.48 mmol), SPhos (140.5 mg, 0.34 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (38.4 mg, 0.17 mmol) and K3PO4 (726.3 mg, 3.42 mmol) were dissolved in wet PhMe (8 mL) and the resulting mixture was heated to 90° C. After 16 h the resulting mixture was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic extracts were dried (Na2SO4), concentrated, and purified via column chromatography to yield the title compound.
