The 5-bromo-3-(1-BOC-2-(S)-azetidinylmethoxy)pyridine from Example 54b (1.03 g, 3 mmol), phenylboronic acid (920 mg, 7.5 mmol), Pd(0) (100 mg) and Na2CO3 (4 mL of a 2 M solution) were mixed in 20 mL of toluene, and the mixture was stirred at reflux for 3 hours. The solvent was removed under vacuum, and the residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel, eluting with CHCl3:MeOH 100:2, to afford 1.39 g of the title compound. MS (CI/NH3) m/z 341 (M+H)+. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 1.38 (s, 9H), 2.32 (m, 2H), 3.89 (m, 2H), 4.21 (m, 1H), 4.41 (m, 1H), 4.54 (m, 1H), 7.40 (m, 3H), 7.50 (m, 2H), 8.10 (m, 1H), 8.54 (m, 1H), 8.20 (m, 1H).
