4-(4,4,5,5-Tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole → 2-Ethoxy-5-((4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl)pyridine

To a mixture of 4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole (0.58 g, 3.0 mmol, Aldrich, Cat. 525057) in tert-butyl alcohol (5.0 mL) was added a solution of potassium tert-butoxide in tert-butyl alcohol (5.0 mL, 5.0 mmol, 1.00 M, Aldrich Cat. 331341). The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 10 minutes followed by an addition of 5-(chloromethyl)-2-ethoxypyridine (0.54062 g, 3.15 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at 65° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to r.t., quenched with aqueous ammonium chloride, and extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with water and brine successively, dried with MgSO4, and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatograph on a silica gel column using 20% ethyl acetate in methylene chloride as eluent to afford the desired compound. LCMS (M+H)+: m/z=330.4.