Diisopropylamine → 4-((6-Bromo-2,4-dichloroquinolin-3-yl)methyl)benzonitrile

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To a solution of diisopropylamine (1.40 mL, 9.96 mmol) in THF (12 mL) cooled to 0° C. was added n-butyllithium (2.5 M solution in hexanes, 3.80 mL, 9.50 mmol) dropwise via syringe. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 10 minutes then cooled to −78° C. at which time a separate solution of 6-bromo-2,4-dichloroquinoline (1.80 g, 6.51 mmol, Intermediate 44: step b) in THF (29 mL) was added dropwise via syringe. The mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 30 minutes followed by the addition of 4-(bromomethyl)benzonitrile (1.52 g, 7.74 mmol) in THF (5 mL). After an additional 10 minutes of stirring at −78° C., the reaction was transferred to an ice bath and warmed to ambient temperature over 5 hours. The reaction was quenched with water and the aqueous phase was extracted with DCM. The organic phase was dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 0-5% EtOAc-Hexanes) to provide the title compound as a white solid.

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