Under an argon atmosphere [1-(5-Iodo-8-methoxy-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-2-yl)-cyclopropyl]-methanol (compound 150)(0.033 g, 0.06 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (0.5 mL). NaH (0.014 g, 0.36 mmol) was added and the suspension was heated at 65° C. for 1 h after which benzyl bromide (0.071 mL, 0.6 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 65° C. for 30 min after which is was cooled to rt. Aq. NaHCO3 and H2O was added. The aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc (×2). The combined organic phases were dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography on silica using DCM:MeOH 99:1 as eluent to afford the title compound as a solid.
