A mixture of 2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-4-amine (41 mg, 0.21 mmol) and 5-bromo-N-methylthiazole-4-carboxamide (54 mg, 0.24 mmol; synthesized from the corresponding ethyl-ester), Pd2(dba)3 (19 mg, 0.021 mmol), xantphos (37 mg, 0.064 mmol) and cesium carbonate (138 mg, 0.42 mmol) in dioxane (3.5 ml) were heated in a Biotage Initiator microwave synthesizer at 140° C. for 2 h. The solvent was removed and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (DCM/MeOH gradient) to give the title compound as a pale yellow solid in 27% isolated yield.
