2,4-Dichloro-5-thiazolecarboxaldehyde (2.50 g, 0.0137 mol), N-[4-(trimethylstannyl)pyridin-2-yl]acetamide (4.93 g, 0.0165 mot), lithium chloride (1.75 g, 0.0412 mol), copper(I) iodide (0.785 g, 0.00412 mol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.794 g, 0.000687 mol) were combined in dioxane (200 mL) under an atmosphere of Argon. The solution was heated at 110° C. for 2 hr. TLC indicated complete conversion. Mixture was cooled to rt and MeOH (100 mL) was added until almost all solids dissolved. Suspension was filtered through celite and the filtrate was evaporated. Water (100 mL) was added and the solids were collected by filtration, washed with water and hexane and dried in vacuum at 40° C. to give 1.76 g of amorphous solid (46%). LCMS: (FA) ES+ 282, 284. 1H NMR (400 MHz, d6-DMSO) 10.83 (s, 1H), 10.02 (s, 1H), 8.70 (s, 1H), 8.51 (dd, J=5.20, 0.67 Hz, 1H), 7.68 (dd, J=5.20, 1.67 Hz, 1H), 2.13 (s, 3H).
