To a suspension of 4-(4-amino-3-chlorophenoxy)picolinamide (191 mg, 0.72 mmol) and 1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid (168 mg, 0.72 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) was added EDCI (166 mg, 0.86 mmol) and HOAT (20 mg, 0.14 mmol). The reaction was stirred at 46° C. for 6 hours, followed by the addition of 1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid (32 mg, 0.14 mmol) and EDCI (27 mg, 0.14 mmol). The mixture was further stirred at 46° C. for 13 hours, then cooled to rt and diluted with water (10 mL). The resulted mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (10 mL×3), and the combined organic phases were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography (DCM/MeOH (v/v)=50/1) to give the title compound as a pale yellow solid (160 mg, 46.5%).
