A vial is charged with 81.0 mg (0.300 mmol) of 3,4-bis (2-methoxyethoxy)phenylboronic acid, 60.6 mg (0.200 mmol) of 5-bromo-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrrolo [2,3-b]pyridine and 8.3 mg (5 mol %) of bis(triphenylphosphino)palladium(II)-dichloride. 1.5 ml of acetonitrile and 1.5 ml of a 2 M aqueous solution of sodium carbonate were added and the mixture irradiated in a Personal Chemistry® microwave reactor to 150° C. for 15 minutes. The mixture was extracted with three times with 15 ml of ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated. The dark brown residue (187 mg) was purified by flash chromatography on silicon using a gradient of ethyl acetate in hexane to give 57 mg of 5-[3,4-bis-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-phenyl]-3-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine as a colorless powder. 1H-NMR (d4-methanol) δ: 8.41 [1H] d (2.0 Hz), 8.17 [1H] d (2.0 Hz), 7.63 [1H] s, 7.56 [1H] dd (1.5 Hz, 7.5 Hz), 7.30 [1H] m, 7.26 [1H] d (2.5 Hz), 7.20 [1H] dd (2.3 Hz, 8.3 Hz), 7.11 [1H] d (8 Hz), 7.08 [1H] d (8.5 Hz), 7.05 [1H] dt (1 Hz, 7.5 Hz) 4.24 [2H] m, 4.19 [2H] m, 3.77 [4H] m, 3.44 [3H] s, 3.43 [3H] s. MS m/z: 449.2 [MH+], 471.1.1[MNa+].
