To 4-[2-(4-Iodo-phenoxy)-acetylamino]-thiophene-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester (77.6 mg) in DMF (1 mL) was added 2-(tributylstannyl)pyrimidine (74.1 mg), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)-di-Palladium, triphenylarsine (27 mg) and copper (I) iodide (3.2 mg) and the reaction mixture was stirred at 90° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was then allowed to cool to room temperature and was concentrated in vacuo. To the residue was then added ethylacetate (4 mL) and an aqueous solution of potassium fluoride (30%) and the mixture was stirred rigorously for one hour. Then the solid was filtered off and the biphasic filtrate was separated. The organic layer was dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was then purified by column chromatography to yield the title compound (41 mg, 59%).
