Isopropylmagnesium chloride in THF (2.0 M, 6.91 mL, 13.82 mmol) was added to a solution of 1-{[(4S)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]methyl}-4-iodo-1H-pyrazole (Compound 5F, 2.13 g, 6.91 mmol) in THF (60 mL, 800 mmol) at rt. After 10 minutes, the mixture was treated with 2-Methoxy-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (3.40 mL, 20.74 mmol) and stirred for an additional 20 minutes at rt. The reaction was then quenched with sat. NH4Cl and the mixture was concentrated in vacuo to a solid. The crude product was dissolved in DCM, washed with water (2×), dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to a clear oil. The crude material was purified using a Teledyne ISCO Combiflash® Rf system [20% EtOAc/hexanes] to afford 1.12 g of the title compound (53%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ 7.74 (s, 1H), 7.50 (s, 1H), 4.36-4.44 (m, 1H), 4.21-4.34 (m, 2H), 4.05 (dd, J=6.3, 8.6 Hz, 1H), 3.73 (dd, J=5.9, 8.7 Hz, 1H), 1.31 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 6H), 1.25 (s, 12H). MS (ESI): m/z 309.00 [M+H]+. UPLC: tR=1.42 min (UPLC-TOF: polar—3 min).
