7-iodo-3-isobutyl-3H-benzoimidazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester → 3-Isobutyl-7-(5-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-3H-benzoimidazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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To a solution of 7-iodo-3-isobutyl-3H-benzoimidazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester (400 mg, 1.12 mmol) in THF (4 mL) was added Pd(PPh3)4 (65 mg, 0.056 mmol), followed by 5-methyl-pyridinyl zinc bromide (2.68 mL of 0.5M solution in THF, 1.34 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature, then quenched by addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl solution. The mixture was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate, and the organic layer was separated, dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification by column chromatography gave 207 mg (57%) of 3-Isobutyl-7-(5-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-3H-benzoimidazole-5-carboxylic acid methyl ester.

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