2-iodo-4-methyl-1,3-thiazole (prepared according to procedure described in JACS 123 (6), 1017-1022, (2001), 250 mg, 1.111 mmol) was dissolved in 1,2-Dimethoxyethane (DME) (4.629 ml). Pd(Ph3P)4 (64.2 mg, 0.056 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 minutes. 1M aqueous sol. Sodium bicarbonate (4.443 ml, 4.44 mmol) and [2,4-bis(methyloxy)-5-pyrimidinyl]boronic acid (409 mg, 2.222 mmol) were added and the resulting mixture was stirred at 85° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool to rt and it was diluted with DCM (5 mL). The aqueous was separated and extracted with DCM (2×5 mL). The organics were combined and dried (Na2SO4 then rotaevaporator) to give a yellow solid that was purified by silica chromatography (Biotage SP1, 25+M), eluting with DCM:MeOH from 100:0 to 9:1 to afford the title compound as a pale yellow solid (280 mg, 78% yield).
