To a 50 mL round-bottomed flask was added 4-(4-bromo-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-5-chloro-2-thiophenecarboxylic acid (340 mg, 1.00 mmol) [prepared according to the procedure of Example 167], 2-[(2S)-2-amino-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl]-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione (374 mg, 1.12 mmol) [prepared according to the procedure of Preparation 6 except substituting N-{[(1,1-dimethylethyl)oxy]carbonyl}-4-fluoro-L-phenylalanine (4.95 g, 17.5 mmol) for N-{[(1,1-dimethylethyl)oxy]carbonyl}-2-(trifluoromethyl)-L-phenylalanine] and PyBrop (626 mg, 1.34 mmol) in chloroform (10 mL). DIEA (980 μL, 5.61 mmol) was added and the reaction stirred overnight at room temperature. The mixture was adsorbed onto silica and purified via column chromatography (25-70% EtOAc/Hex) affording the title compound (229 mg, 0.35 mmol, 31%): LC-MS (ES) m/z=603 (M+H)+.
