165.6 mg (0.49 mmol) of tert-butyl 4-(4-bromophenyl)-1-piperazinecarboxylate, 142.2 mg (0.56 mmol) of bis(pinacolato)diboron, 119.1 mg (1.21 mmol) of potassium acetate, 13.7 mg (0.02 mmol) of PdCl2(dppf), 150 mg (0.37 mmol) of N-[(3R)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl]-7-bromo-1-benzothiophene-2-carboxamide hydrochloride (Example 8A), 0.93 ml of 2 M sodium carbonate solution and a further 13.7 mg (0.02 mmol) of PdCl2(dppf) in 2 ml of DMF are reacted by general method D. The compound purified by preparative HPLC is dissolved in 3 ml of methanol and, after addition of 3 ml of 4 M hydrogen chloride in dioxane, stirred at room temperature for 30 min. The contents of the flask are concentrated in vacuo, and the residue is azeotropically distilled with toluene twice. Drying under high vacuum results in 54 mg (28% of theory) of the title compound.
