6-[(S)-1-(6-chloro-imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl)-ethyl]-5,7-difluoro-quinoline (Intermediate B, 200 mg, 0.569 mmol), KF (371 mg, 6.26 mmol) and piperazine (490 mg, 5.69 mmol) were suspended in NMP (2.85 mL). The RM was stirred at 170° C. for 1 h. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc and washed with 1M Na2CO3 (1×) and water (2×). The aqueous was further extracted with EtOAc (2×). The combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography and afforded the title compound as a yellow foam (tR 2.78 min (conditions 1), MH+=395, 1H-NMR in DMSO-d6: 8.95 (d, 1H); 8.45 (d, 1H); 7.77 (d, 1H); 7.61 (d, 1H); 7.59 (s, 1H); 7.58 (m, 1H); 7.02 (d, 1H); 4.95 (m, 1H); 3.23 (m, 2H); 3.07 (m, 2H); 2.62 (m, 2H); 2.56 (m, 2H); 1.87 (d, 3H)).
