4-Bromo-1-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (0.100 g, 0.000306 mol) was combined with 1-benzyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole (0.113 g, 0.000398 mol) in toluene (3.0 mL, 0.028 mol) and ethanol (0.5 mL, 0.008 mol). Potassium carbonate (0.084 g, 0.00061 mol) dissolved in water (1.0 mL, 0.056 mol) was added and the reaction mixture was degassed with nitrogen. Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.080 g, 0.000069 mol) was added, and again the mixture was degassed with nitrogen for 5 min. The reaction was heated in sealed tube to 100° C. in a microwave for 30 minutes. The reaction was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic layer was washed with water, brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give a crude residue. The product was purified by FCC on silica gel using ethyl acetate:hexane 3:7, to give 4-(1-benzyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1-[2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine 0.092 g as a semisolid residue, LC/MS (M+H)+: 405.
