Tetrahydrofuran → 3-(4-cyanophenoxy)-5-[(1S)-2-methoxy-(1-methylethyl)oxy]-N-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)benzamide

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To a stirred solution of 3-hydroxy-5-[(1S)-2-methoxy-(1-methylethyl)oxy]-N-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)benzamide (0.164 mmol) in DMF (1 mL) was added a 1M solution of sodium hexamethyldisilazide in THF (0.164 mmol). The reaction was stirred at RT for 10 minutes before adding 4-fluorobenzonitrile (0.164 mmol) The reaction was stirred overnight at RT, then heated to 60° C. and stirred for a further 4 hours. The reaction was allowed to cool to RT, and treated with a further 0.2 equivalents of 4-fluorobenzonitrile and sodium hexamethyldisilazide, heated to 70° C. and stirred at this temperature for 3 hours. The reaction was cooled to RT, and treated with a further 0.2 equivalents of sodium hexamethyldisilazide, warmed to 70° C., and stirred at this temperature overnight. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residual oil partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The water layer was separated and re-extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered and evaporated to a residue which was chromatographed on silica, using 0-1% methanol in DCM as the eluent, to give the desired product (60% yield).

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