A suspension of cesium carbonate (1.02 g, 3.13 mmol), 2-methyl-5-(3-methyl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl)-phenol (0.42 g, 2.20 mmol) (from Example 52 supra) in tetrahydrofuran/N,N-dimethylformamide (5:2, 21 mL) was heated at 70° C. for 2 hours. 3-Bromomethyl-4-chloro-thieno[3,2-c]pyridine-7-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (0.68 g, 2.04 mmol) (from Example 1 supra) was added. Heating was continued for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was partitioned between dichloromethane and water. The aqueous phase was extracted with dichloromethane (2×). The combined organic phase washed with water and brine, dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography eluting with 5-10% ethyl acetate in dichloromethane to give 4-chloro-3-[2-methyl-5-(3-methyl-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-5-yl)-phenoxymethyl]-thieno[3,2-c]pyridine-7-carboxylic acid ethyl ester. (Yield 0.51 g, 57%).
