A mixture of tributyl-(7-[1,3]dioxan-2-ylbenzofuran-5-yl)stannane (839 mg), 5-bromo-1-methyl-1H-[1,2,4]triazole (396 mg), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (II) chloride (59 mg) in dry toluene (10 ml) was heated at reflux for 42 h. The cooled solution was then filtered through Hyflo and the filtrate washed with 10% potassium fluoride solution (30 ml). The organic layer was washed with brine (30 ml), dried, and evaporated in vacuo to give a yellow oil. The crude material was purified by FCC eluting with hexane:ethyl acetate (1:1→1:3) to give the title compound as a yellow oil (171 mg,).
