3-Bromo-1-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (C1) (0.30 g, 1.0 mmol), 2-methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)benzaldehyde (CB4) (0.25 g, 1.0 mmol), sodium bicarbonate (0.25 g, 2.9 mmol), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(0) (0.17 g, 0.15 mmol), dioxane (3.9 mL), and water (0.97 mL). in a 0.5-2.0 mL vial was capped and heated at 140° C. for 30 minutes in a Biotage Initiator® microwave reactor with external IR-sensor temperature monitoring from the side of the vessel. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with water. The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were poured through a phase separator and concentrated. Purification by flash column chromatography using 0-20% ethyl acetate/B, where B=1:1 dichloromethane/hexanes, as eluent provided the title compound as a white solid (0.19 g, 57%): 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 10.33 (s, 1H), 8.61 (s, 1H), 8.19 (dd, J=8.0, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 8.13 (t, J=1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.92 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.86-7.78 (m, 2H), 7.45-7.37 (m, 2H), 2.77 (s, 3H); 19F NMR (376 MHz, CDCl3) δ −58.01; ESIMS m/z 348 ([M+H]+)
