A 25 mL reaction flask was charged with (3E)-6-bromo-3-(5,5-dimethyl-4-morpholin-4-ylfuran-2(5H)-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one (100 mg, 0.26 mmol), N-(4-aminophenyl)acetamide (46 mg, 0.31 mmol), dicyclohexylphosphino-2′-(N,N-dimethylamino)biphenyl (4.9 mg, 0.012 mmol), Pd2(dba)3 (4.8 mg, 0.0052 mmol), 1M LiHMDS in THF (0.83 mL, 0.83 mmol) and dry THF (10 mL). The mixture was purged with nitrogen and heated in 62° C. bath under nitrogen for 2 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the reaction mixture was quenched with 0.5 mL of 2M HCl, and diluted with ethyl acetate (100 mL). The solution was washed with saturated NaHCO3 (2×50 mL), brine (50 mL), and concentrated to give the crude product. Purification of the crude product by silica gel chromatography with a gradient of methanol in chloroform (5-10%) led to N-(3-{[(3E)-3-(5,5-dimethyl-4-morpholin-4-ylfuran-2(5H)-ylidene)-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-6-yl]amino}phenyl)acetamide as a yellow solid. Yield: 20 mg, 17%.
