A solution of 177 mg (0.604 mmol) of 2-(4-amino-3-bromo-phenyl)-ethanesulfonic acid methylamide (as prepared in the previous step) in toluene (5 mL) and EtOH (2.5 mL) was treated with 83.7 mg (0.664 mmol) of cyclohex-1-enylboronic acid and 2.40 mL (4.83 mmol) of 2.0 M aqueous Na2CO3. The mixture was degassed via sonication, placed under Ar, treated with 67.3 mg (0.0604 mmol) of Pd(PPh3)4, and heated to 80° C. for 19 h. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc (15 mL) and washed with water (1×10 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (1×10 mL), and the combined organic layers were dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo. Silica gel chromatography of the residue on a 25-g Varian MegaBond Elut SPE column with 50% EtOAc-hexane afforded 123 mg (69%) of the title compound as a white solid: 1H-NMR (CD3CN; 400 MHz): δ 6.90 (dd, 1H, J=8.0, 2.0 Hz), 6.83 (d, 1H, J=2.0 Hz), 6.32 (d, 1H, J=8.0 Hz), 5.70-5.66 (m, 1H), 4.97-4.90 (m, 2H), 4.08-3.99 (br s, 2H), 3.24-3.17 (m, 2H), 2.91-2.84 (m, 2H), 2.66 (d, 3H, J=5.2 Hz), 2.24-2.15 (m, 4H), 1.82-1.74 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.66 (m, 2H).
