2-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)(3,4-dichlorophenyl)amino]-N-[(1R)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]-N-methylacetamide (138 mg, 0.254 mmol) was dissolved in 1 mL of 1,4-Dioxane and combined with [3-(4-morpholinylcarbonyl)phenyl]boronic acid (89.8 mg, 0.382 mmol), Pd(dppf)2Cl2 (6.23 mg, 0.0076 mmol), and 400 uL of 2 M Na2CO3 in water in a glass reaction tube (0.5-2.0 mL Smith Process Vial) that was equipped with a magnetic stir bar. The tube was fitted with a rubber septum and hermetically sealed with a crimped metal foil seal. Using a Personal Chemistry Emrys Optimizer microwave unit, the reaction mixture was magnetically stirred and irradiated with microwave energy of dynamically adjusted power in order to maintain a temperature of 160° C. for 360 seconds. After allowing the mixture to cool to room temperature, it was diluted with 1.0 mL DMSO, acidified with trifluoroacetic acid and filtered through a 0.45 μm PTFE Acrodisk. The crude residue was purified by preparative HPLC (Phenomenex 75×30 mm column, 40 mL/min flow rate, A: 0.1% TFA in acetonitrile B: 0.1% TFA in water, A: 10 to 100% over 15 min, UV detection at 215 nm) to give 96 mg (0.15 mmol) of the title compound as an off-white amorphous solid. MS (ES) m/e 651 [M+H]+.
