A solution of (4-isopropylpiperazin-1-yl)-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]-dioxaborolan-2-yl) phenyl)-methanone (step 1) (1.0 eq, 778 mg) in DME (4 ml) and 2M sodium carbonate solution (2 eq, 2.2 ml) is treated with 3,5-dibromopyridine (1 eq, 514 mg) followed by PdCl2(dppf).DCM (0.1 eq, 159 mg). The resulting mixture is heated using microwave radiation at 90° C. for 1 h. The mixture is extracted with DCM and the organic extracts are washed with water. The solvent is removed in vacuo and the crude product is purified by chromatography on silica eluting with 0-100% EtOAc in iso-hexane followed by 0-5% MeOH in DCM to afford the title compound [M+H]+=388/390.
