Bis(benzonitrile)palladium(II)chloride (5.2 mg, 0.013 mmol) and 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (6.7 mg, 0.015 mmol) in toleune (0.6 ml) are stirred for 20 minutes. (3-Amino-6-bromo-pyrazin-2-yl)-pyridin-3-yl-methanone (Intermediate AA) (0.075 g, 0.27 mmol), 5-indoylboronic acid (0.056 g, 0.35 mmol), ethanol (0.36 ml) and 1M Na2CO3 (0.65 ml) are added and the reaction is heated using microwave radiation at 140° C. for 20 minutes. The mixture is diluted with EtOAc and sat. aq. NaHCO3. The layers are separated and the aqueous layer is extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic extracts are dried (MgSO4), and purified by preperative HPLC (0-100% MeCN in water −0.1% TFA) to yield the title compound as an orange solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ11.27 (1H, s), 9.21 (1H, s), 9.09 (1H, s), 8.86 (1H, dd), 8.39-8.41 (1H, dt), 8.19 (1H, s), 7.99 (2H, s), 7.65-7.73 (2H, m), 7.5 (1H, d), 7.44 (1H, t), 6.53 (1H, s). MS ink 316 [M+H]+
