Into a 20 mL Personal Chemistry microwave reaction vial were added 3-(2-Methoxy-phenyl)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (0.4992 g, 1.038 mmol), 2-Bromo-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester (0.2592 g, 1.167 mmol), 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenepalladium(II)-dichloride dichloromethane adduct (95.4 mg, 0.117 mmol), acetonitrile (5 mL) and 2M aqueous Na2CO3 (5 mL). The vial was sealed, purged with N2, and irradiated in a Personal Chemistry Optimizer at 130° C. for 30 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc and acidified with acetic acid to pH 5. The layers were separated, and the aqueous phase was extracted 5× with EtOAc. The combined organic phase was treated with brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated. The crude product was dissolved in 10 mL of a solution consisting of 1 part HClO4 (70%, ACS) and 20 parts glacial acetic acid, and the solution was stirred at rt for 4 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum, and neutralized to pH 7 with saturated NaHCO3 followed by solid NaHCO3. The quenched reaction mixture was partitioned between EtOAc and water, the layers were separated, and the aqueous phase was extracted 2× with EtOAc. The aqueous phase was then acidified to pH 4 with acetic acid and extracted 5× with EtOAc. The combined organic extracts was treated with brine, dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated. Trituration with Et2O afforded the title compound as a greenish-brown powder (0.296 g, 81% yield). 1H-NMR (500 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ 13.73 (br. s, 1H), 9.16 (s, 1H), 8.71 (s, 1H), 8.40 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.10 (t, J=7.5 Hz 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H); MS: m/z 353.1 [MH+].
