230 mg of 6-iodo-N-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-carboxamide (Intermediate 2), 690 mg of 2-tributylstannylpyridine, 120 mg of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium and 4 mL of N,N-dimethylformamide are placed in a microwave tube. The reaction mixture is heated for 5 minutes in a microwave machine set at 100° C., and then for 5 minutes at 150° C. and concentrated to dryness. The residue is chromatographed on a silica cartridge, eluting with a mixture of dichloromethane and ethyl acetate. The fractions containing the expected product are combined and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure to give 56 mg of N-phenyl-6-(pyrid-2-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-2-carboxamide in the form of a white solid.
