A solution of 260 mg (1.77 mmol) of 1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-amine, 566 mg (2.12 mmol) of 2-fluoro-1-iodo-4-nitrobenzene, 81 mg (0.09 mmol) of tris(dibenzylidene-acetone)dipalladium, 98 mg (0.18 mmol) of 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene and 238 mg (2.47 mmol) of sodium tert-butoxide in 8 ml of degassed toluene is stirred at 100° C. overnight. After cooling to RT, the reaction mixture is applied directly to a silica gel column and separated (mobile phase: cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 10:1 to 1:1).
