Sodium Carbonate → 5-(2-Thiophen-2-yl-phenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine

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To a solution of 5-(2-bromophenyl)-5,6,7,8,-tetrahydro-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine, Example 12D (120 mg, 0.43 mmol) in DME (2 mL) is added thiophene-2-boronic acid (166 mg, 1.3 mmol), aqueous Na2CO3 (2M, 1.0 mL, 2.0 mmol), and Pd(PPh3)4 (20 mg). The reaction mixture is refluxed overnight. The mixture is partitioned between EtOAc and 1M NaOH. The organic layer is washed by sat. NaHCO3, dried and concentrated to give an oil. The crude reaction mixture is subjected to flash chromatography (silica gel) eluting with acetone:hexane to yield the desired compound. MS (ESI) m/z 280 (M+H); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 1.58-1.74 (m, 1 H), 1.85-2.01 (m, 2 H), 2.14-2.27 (m, 1 H), 2.74-2.94 (m, 2 H), 5.45 (dd, J=8.6, 5.1 Hz, 1 H), 6.81 (s, 1 H), 7.00-7.05 (m, 2 H), 7.06 (s, 1 H), 7.10 (dd, J=5.3, 3.5 Hz, 1 H), 7.31-7.37 (m, 2 H), 7.39 (dd, J=5.2, 1.1 Hz, 1 H), 7.41-7.46 (m, 1 H).

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