Methyl 2-(2-chloro-4-methyl-6-p-tolylpyrimidin-5-yl)pentanoate (100 mg; 0.300 mmol), 2-hydroxyphenylboronic acid (124 mg; 0.901 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(0) (34.7 mg; 0.030 mmol) were placed in a 5 mL reaction tube and dissolved in a mixture of degassed DME (1.50 mL) and water (0.5 mL). N,N-Diisopropylethylamine (0.185 mL; 1.202 mmol) was added, the tube was sealed and irradiated in a microwave oven at 130° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was partitioned between brine and ethyl acetate, the phases were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude material was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel using a linear gradient of ethylacetate (5-40%) in heptane to yield 83 mg (49%) of the title compound.
