5-Bromo-6-chloro-N-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)nicotinamide (Stage 12.2, 1.38 g, 3.5 mmol) and 3-methyl-azetidin-3-ol (HCl salt, 519 mg, 4.2 mmol) were dissolved in iPrOH (3.5 mL). DIPEA (1.4 mL, 8 mmol) was added and the RM mixture was heated at 140° C. for 4 h in a pressure safe vial. After cooling at RT, the RM was dissolved in EtOAc, washed with 0.5 M. HCl and brine. The organic phase was dried over Na2SO4 and the mixture was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography (RediSep® Silica gel column, n-hexane/EtOAc, from 50 to 100% EtOAc) to afford the title compound as a white crystalline solid. HPLC (Condition 4) tR=5.59 min, UPLC-MS (Condition 3) tR=0.92 min, m/z=448.1 [M+H]+.
