A solution of Example A3 (1.7 g, 6.40 mmol) in dioxane (30 mL) was sparged with Ar, treated with acetamide (1.512 g, 25.6 mmol), Cs2CO3 (2.085 g, 6.40 mmol), X-Phos (0.153 g, 0.320 mmol) and Pd2(dba)3 (0.293 g, 0.320 mmol) and heated at 80° C. for 20 h. The mixture was cooled to RT, treated with EtOAc, the solids removed via filtration through diatomaceous earth and rinsed well with EtOAc. The filtrate was washed with water, then brine, dried over Na2SO4, concentrated to dryness and purified via silica gel chromatography (EtOAc/DCM) to afford N-(4-((2-methyl-6-nitropyridin-3-yl)oxy)pyridin-2-yl)acetamide (450 mg, 24%) as a light yellow solid. MS (ESI) m/z: 289.1 (M+H+).
