To a solution of 4-[5-(1-allyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-thienyl]-2-methylpyridine (115 mg, 0.26 mmol) in DCM (10.0 mL) was added phenylsilane (0.16 mL, 1.28 mmol), acetic acid (0.66 mL, 11.5 mmol), and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (14.8 mg, 0.01 mmol) at room temperature then the mixture was stirred for 2 h at 40° C. After cooling to room temperature, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residual acetic acid was quenched by addition of saturated NaHCO3 (50 mL). The mixture was extracted with DCM (3×70 mL), and the combined DCM layers were dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, elution with 3-5% MeOH in DCM) to give crude product which was further purified by column chromatography (SiO2, elution with 100% EtOAc) to provide 51 mg of product (49% yield). LC/MS (FA) ES+ 388. 1H NMR (400 MHz, d6 DMSO) δ: 11.7 (br s, 1H), 8.46 (d, J=5.3 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.72 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (br s, 1H), 7.46-7.50 (m, 2H), 7.41 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.10 (br s, 1H), 6.95 (br s, 1H), 2.49 (s, 3H).
