A mixture of bromo(pyridine-2-yl)zinc (0.5 M in THF, 1.27 mL), ethyl 2-bromo-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylate (0.063 mL, 0.42 mmol) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.02 g, 0.02 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (3 mL) and water (0.03 mL) was subjected to MWI at 120° C. for 10 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. The organic solutions were combined, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated to give ethyl 2-pyridin-2-yl-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylate (0.12 g) which was used without further purification. LCMS: (FA) ES+ 235.
