Reaction Steps
A mixture of 8-bromo-2-chloro-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (0.23 g, 0.99 mmol), 2-methoxy-5-trifluoromethyl-phenylamine (0.226 g, 1.19 mmol), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (0.185 g, 0.2 mmol), dicyclohexyl-(2′-4′-6′-triisopropyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-phosphane (0.19 g, 0.4 mmol), and sodium tert-butoxide (0.29 g, 3.0 mmol) in toluene (10 mL) was degassed with nitrogen for 3 minutes, then heated at 100° C. for 2 hours under argon. The reaction was cooled to room temperature, diluted with dichloromethane, filtered through diatomaceous earth, and concentrated. The residue was diluted with dichloromethane, washed with 10% sodium bicarbonate solution, brine, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. The crude product was triturated with ether and dichloromethane to give (2-chloro-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-8-yl)-(2-methoxy-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-amine (0.23 g, 68%). MP=144-146° C. MS=343 (MH)+. 290b) N(8)-(2-Methoxy-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N(2)-[3-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-2,8-diamine was prepared from (2-chloro-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-8-yl)-(2-methoxy-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-amine, 3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)aniline with 2,2′-bis-dicyclohexylphosphanyl-biphenyl as the ligand in a manner analogous to Example 2d (0.005 g, 20%). MP=198-200° C. 1H NMR (400 MHz, (D3C)2SO, δ, ppm): 9.44 (s, 1H), 8.37 (d, 1H), 7.61 (s, 1H), 7.43 (s, 1H), 7.30 (m, 2H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 7.16 (m, 2H), 7.09 (m, 1H), 6.93 (m, 1H), 6.48 (m, 1H), 3.97 (s, 3H), 3.10 (m, 4H), 2.45 (m, 4H), 2.21 (s, 3H). MS=498 (MH)+.
