4-Bromo-5-iodo-1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-benzotriazole (554 mg, 1.458 mmol), 4-(hydroxymethyl)benzeneboronic acid pinacol ester (325 mg, 1.388 mmol), PdCl2(dppf)-dichloromethane adduct (56.7 mg, 0.069 mmol) and cesium carbonate (1357 mg, 4.16 mmol) were combined in tetrahydrofuran (7 ml) and water (0.700 ml). The vessel was sealed and heated at 40° C. for 48 hours. The mixture was cooled to ambient temperature, diluted with ethyl acetate, filtered through Celite and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified via silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane gradient), providing the titled compound as white foam. LRMS m/z (M+H) 359.9 and 361.9 found, 360.06 and 362.06 required.
