To 1-bromo-4-tert-butyl-benzene (639 mg; 3.0 mmol), [1,4]diazepane-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (500 mg; 2.5 mmol), tris-(dibenzylidenacetone)-dipalladium (0) (45 mg; 0.049 mmol), sodium tert-butoxide (360 mg; 3.75 mmol) and (±)-2,2′-bis-diphenylphosphanyl-[1,1′]binaphthalenyl (92 mg; 0.147 mmol) is added toluene (5 mL) and the resulting mixture is irradiated in a mono-mode microwave oven for 2 hours at 100° C. Further tris-(dibenzylidenacetone)-dipalladium (0) (45 mg; 0.049 mmol) and (±)-2,2′-bis-diphenylphosphanyl-[1,1′]binaphthalenyl (92 mg; 0.147 mmol) are added and microwave irradiation at 120° C. is continued for another hour. The reaction mixture is then diluted with ethyl acetate and filtered. The filtrate is concentrated under high vacuum and the obtained residue is purified by column chromatography on silica gel (hexanes/dichloromethane 50:50 v/v to 100) to afford the desired compound (284 mg; 0.85 mmol).
