Potassium Phosphate, Tribasic → 2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carbonitrile

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A vial was charged with the faster eluting enantiomer (enantiomer 1) of 2-bromo-4-(5-chloropyridin-3-yl)-3-[(1R or S)-1-(trans-4-methylcyclohexyl)ethyl]-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carbonitrile (Example 4.1, Step 3; 150 mg, 0.33 mmol), potassium phosphate (208 mg, 0.98 mmol), and [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium (II) (23.9 mg, 0.033 mmol). The tube was evacuated and backfilled with argon (3×). Fully degassed dioxane (1.5 mL) and water (0.15 mL) were added, followed by 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (0.078 mL, 0.392 mmol). The vial was sealed and heated to 50° C. for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (0-100% ethyl acetate/hexanes, linear gradient) to afford 4-(5-chloropyridin-3-yl)-3-[(1R or S)-1-(trans-4-methylcyclohexyl)ethyl]-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carbonitrile. MS ESI calc'd. for C24H26ClN5 [M+H]+ 420. found 420.

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