Lithium Hexamethyldisilazide → 6-(N-(5-bromopyridin-2-yl)methylsulfonamido)-5-cyclopropyl-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-methylbenzofuran-3-carboxamide

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To a solution of 5-cyclopropyl-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-methyl-6-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]-1-benzofuran-3-carboxamide (400 mg, 1.00 mmol) in dimethylformamide (5 mL) at 0° C. was added lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (1.5 mL, 1.50 mmol). After 1 hour 5-bromo-2-fluoropyridine (350 mg, 2.00 mmol) was added and stirring was maintained at 80° C. for 16 hours. The solution was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water, and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL). The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to dryness at reduced pressure. The crude material was purified by column chromatography to afford 6-(N-(5-bromopyridin-2-yl)methylsulfonamido)-5-cyclopropyl-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-methylbenzofuran-3-carboxamide (430 mg, 0.775 mmol, 77.5% yield) as a yellow solid. LCMS (m/z, ES+)=559 (M+H+).

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