Dicyclohexyl(2',4,6'-triisopropylbiphenyl-2-yl)phosphine → 5-Amino-6-(5-tert-butyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyrazine-2-carbonitrile

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A stream of nitrogen gas was passed through a solution of 5-bromo-3-(5-tert-butyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyrazin-2-amine (89.35 g, 239.75 mmol) in DMA (1.2 L) for 20 minutes. Dicyclohexyl(2′,4,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl-2-yl)phosphine (11.43 g, 23.98 mmol), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (0.49 g, 5.99 mmol), zinc (1.568 g, 23.98 mmol) and dicyanozinc (16.89 g, 143.85 mmol) were added sequentially to the stirred mixture. The mixture was heated to 100° C. and stirred for 1 hour. The mixture was cooled and partitioned between DCM (3 L) and water (1 L). The black mixture was filtered through celite and the organic layer was separated. The solution was washed with water then brine. The solution was dried with magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was triturated with MTBE and isolated by filtration, washing with MTBE. The filter cake was dried in vacuo to afford 5-amino-6-(5-tert-butyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyrazine-2-carbonitrile (55.7 g, 95%) as a pale orange solid: 1H NMR Spectrum: (DMSO-d6) 1.46 (9H, s), 6.02 (1H, s), 8.38 (2H, s): Mass Spectrum [M−H]−=242.

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