To a mixture of ethyl 3-(2,6-dichloropyridin-3-yl)propan-1-ol (180 mg, 0.873 mmol), 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-methyl-6-(N-methylmethylsulfonamido)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)benzofuran-3-carboxamide (439 mg, 0.873 mmol), XantPhos Biphenyl precatalyst (78 mg, 0.087 mmol), and cesium carbonate (854 mg, 2.62 mmol) was added 1,4-Dioxane (7.3 mL) and water (1.5 mL). A steady stream of N2 was bubbled through the reaction mixture for 5 minutes then the mixture was heated to 70° C. for 4 h. The mixture was cooled to ambient temperature, diluted with EtOAc, and washed successively with H2O (1×) and brine (1×). The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography using a gradient of 0-100% EtOAc/CH2Cl2 as eluent. Further purification by preparative TLC using 50% EtOAc/CH2Cl2 as eluent provided the title compound. 1H NMR δ (ppm) (CHCl3-d): 8.01˜7.96 (3H, m), 7.72 (1H, d, J=7.68 Hz), 7.68 (1H, s), 7.56 (1H, d, J=7.70 Hz), 7.23 (2H, t, J=8.6 Hz), 5.95 (1H, br s), 3.78 (2H, q, J=5.76 Hz), 3.24 (3H, s), 3.03 (3H, d, J=4.88 Hz), 2.93 (2H, t, J=7.76 Hz), 2.88 (3H, s), 2.03˜1.97 (2H, m). MS (M+H)+: 545.
