N-(2-(5-Chloro-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorobenzyl)benzamide was prepared according to method B with N-(2-(5-chloro-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-3-(chloromethyl)benzamide (0.060 g; 0.173 mmol), 3-fluorophenylboronic acid (0.028 g; 0.181 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.010 g; 0.009 mmol), sodium carbonate (0.037 g; 0.345 mmol), sodium iodide (0.052 g; 0.345 mmol), in dimethoxyethane (3 mL) and water (1 mL), heated in a sealed tube at 130° C. for 18 hours. Flash chromatography on silica gel (eluent 1 to 10% ethyl acetate in dichloromethane) furnished 0.035 g (50%) of the title compound as a white solid.
