[4-Chloro-8-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-3-yl](phenyl)methanone (compound of formula (VII)), 0.050 g, 0.15 mmol) was taken into toluene/EtOH (3 mL/0.5 mL). Then phenylboronic acid (0.30 mmol) was added followed by 2 M Na2CO3 (0.25 mL, 0.5 mmol) and finally Pd(PPh3)4 (0.009 g, 0.0075 mmol). The reaction was heated at 90° C. for 4 hours. The solvent was removed and the resulting material was purified via column chromatography using 5% ethyl acetate in hexane to elute out 0.043 g of the title compound: MS (ESI) m/z 378 ([M+H]+); Anal. Calcd for C23H14F3NO: C, 73.21; H, 3.74; N, 3.71. Found: C, 72.16; H, 3.77; N, 3.69.
