Pyrrolidine → 2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)benzonitrile

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3-Cyano-4-fluorophenyl-boronic acid pinacol ester (250 mg, 1.01 mmol) was dissolved in NMP (4 mL). Pyrrolidine (415 μL, 5.05 mmol) was added and the mixture heated at 140° C. in the microwave (300 W, stirring) for 5 minutes. The reaction was repeated 14 more times. The 15 reaction mixtures were combined and the solvent evaporated in vacuo (Genevac™). The residue was dissolved in EtOAc (200 mL) and the solution washed with saturated brine solution (2×75 mL). The organic phase was dried (MgSO4), filtered and the solvent evaporated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography (40-63 mesh silica gel, 90% isohexane-EtOAc) to provide the title compound as an off-white solid (2.84 g, 63%); LC-MS, Rt=3.33 min (MeOH-FA method), m/z 298 (MH+).

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