A solution of N-(3-nitro-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl-acetamide (10 g, 32.67 mmol) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (100 ml) was degassed by N2 bubbling for 5 min. 2-Chloro-3-fluoro pyridine (4.29 g, 32.67 mmol) was added and the mixture was degassed for another 5 min. Pd(dppf)cl2 (2.6 g, 3.26 mmol) and aqueous sodium carbonate (10.39 g, 98.03 mmol) were added and the procedure of Example 1(d) was followed. The crude residue of the product was purified by column chromatography (60-120 silica gel, 3% methanol in chloroform) to yield the title product in 70% yield (6.3 g). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ10.64 (s, 1H), 8.74 (m, 1H), 8.62 (m, 1H), 8.55, (brs, 1H), 8.44 (brs, 1H), 7.93 (m, 1H), 7.60 (m, 1H), 2.12 (s, 3H).
