A mixture of (2-chloro-8-methylquinolin-3-yl)methanol (342 mg, 1.65 mmol), 2-biphenylboronic acid (392 mg, 1.98 mmol) and K3PO4 (399 mg, 1.88 mmol) in DME (4 mL) and water (1 mL) was degassed. Pd(PPh3)4 (95 mg, 0.08 mmol) was added, the mixture was degassed and heated in the microwave at 120° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool and extracted with EtOAc (150 mL). The organic layer was washed with water (50 mL), separated, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo. Purification by column chromatography (SiO2, 0-100% EtOAc in heptane) gave the title compound (145 mg, 27%) as a white crystalline solid. δH (MeOD-d4) 8.19 (s, 1H), 7.71 (d, J 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.40-7.66 (m, 6H), 7.15-7.20 (m, 2H), 7.08-7.12 (m, 3H), 4.30-4.40 (br m, 1H), 4.11-4.22 (br m, 1H), 2.70 (s, 3H). LCMS (ES+) 326.3 (M+H)+, RT 3.98 minutes (Method 3).
