Prepared according to the method described in Example 12b) from (1S,2R)-4-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-4-pyridin-3-ylbutoxy)benzeneboronic acid (0.197 g, Example 33), 4-iodo-1,2-dicyanobenzene (0.421 g, Can. J. Chem., 1985, 63, 3057), 2M aqueous sodium carbonate (0.50 ml) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (0) (0.054 g) in ethanol (3 ml). The reaction mixture was heated in a sealed vial at 90° C. for 4 hours. After cooling, the solution was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue purified by chromatography over silica eluting with ethyl acetate. The residue was further purified by chromatography over silica gel eluting with dichloromethane:2-propanol (19:1). The residue was then further purified by reverse-phase HPLC eluting a gradient of 25-100% acetonitrile in 0.1 w/v aqueous ammonium acetate solution. The HPLC fractions were concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue dissolved in dichloromethane, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was triturated with ether to give the title to compound as a solid (0.060 g).
