A mixture of 3-benzothiazol-2-yl-5-bromopyridin-2-ylamine (BB7) (100 mg, 0.330 mmol), 3-hydroxyphenylboronic acid (68 mg, 0.49 mmol) and potassium carbonate (140 mg, 0.980 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (4.5 mL) and H2O (1.5 mL) was degassed and refilled with argon (3×) prior to the addition of Pd(dppf)Cl2 (10 mg, 0.020 mmol). The reaction mixture was degassed and refilled with argon (2×) and left to stir at 100° C. for 30 min in the microwave reactor. Then, the mixture was passed through a pad of Celite and to the filtrate was partitioned between EtOAc and NaHCO3 aq. soln. (3×). The combined organic extracts were treated with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. Purification via silica gel chromatography (5% MeOH in DCM) afforded the title compound as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ=6.75-6.77 (m, 1H), 7.04-7.04 (m, 1H), 7.10-7.12 (m, 1H), 7.27 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.46-7.50 (m, 1H), 7.55-7.58 (m, 1H), 8.02 (br.s, 2H), 8.10-8.16 (m, 3H), 8.46 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H), 9.54 (s, 1H). MS (ES+): m/z=320.09 (100) [MH+]. HPLC: tR=3.44 min (ZQ3, polar—5 min).
