Reaction SMILES: [CH3:1][O:2][C:3](=[O:20])[C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]([B:10]2[O:14][C:13]([CH3:16])([CH3:15])[C:12]([CH3:18])([CH3:17])[O:11]2)=[C:6]([CH3:19])[CH:5]=1.C1C(=O)N([Br:28])C(=O)C1.CC(N=NC(C#N)(C)C)(C#N)C>C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl>[CH3:1][O:2][C:3](=[O:20])[C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][C:7]([B:10]2[O:11][C:12]([CH3:18])([CH3:17])[C:13]([CH3:15])([CH3:16])[O:14]2)=[C:6]([CH2:19][Br:28])[CH:5]=1
Reactant: COC(=O)c1ccc(B2OC(C)(C)C(C)(C)O2)c(C)c1
Reactant: O=C1CCC(=O)N1Br
Agent: CC(C)(C#N)N=NC(C)(C)C#N
Solvent: ClC(Cl)(Cl)Cl
Product: COC(=O)c1ccc(B2OC(C)(C)C(C)(C)O2)c(CBr)c1
Temperature: 25 °C
Yield: 103 %

Procedure:
The solution of 3-Methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborolan-2-yl)-benzoic acid methyl ester (3.71 g, 13.4 mmol), NBS (2.39 g, 13.4 mmol), and AIBN (235 mg) in CCl4 (20 ml) was heated at 80° C. for 14 hours. The mixture was cooled to 25° C., and was filtered and washed with CCl4. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and was diluted with EtOAc. The solution was washed with water and brine and was dried with Na2SO4. Concentration gave 3-Bromomethyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborolan-2-yl)-benzoic acid methyl ester (4.9 g). 3-(2-Iodo-5-nitro-phenoxymethyl)-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborolan-2-yl)-benzoic acid methyl estermethane: The mixture of 3-Bromomethyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborolan-2-yl)-benzoic acid methyl ester (3.63 g, 10.3 mmol), 2-Iodo-5-nitro-phenol (2.72 g, 10.3 mmol), and potassium carbonate (2.26 g, 16.4 mmol) in DMF (21 ml) was heated at 75° C. for 3 hours. The mixture was cooled to 25° C., and DMF was removed under reduced pressure. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc, and was acidified with 0.5 N HCl until pH=4. More water (total volume of water 100 ml) was added and the mixture was stirred for 5 minutes. The mixture was filtered and washed with water. The solid was collected and dried under reduced pressure. 3-(2-Iodo-5-nitro-phenoxymethyl)-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborolan-2-yl)-benzoic acid methyl estermethane was obtained as solid (1.8 g). 3-Nitro-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid methyl ester: To the solution of 3-(2-Iodo-5-nitro-phenoxymethyl)-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborolan-2-yl)-benzoic acid methyl estermethane (2.7 g, 5 mmol) in 1,2-dimethoxyether (75 ml) and water (25 ml) was added sodium bicarbonate (1.26 g, 15 mmol), followed by Pd(PPh3)4 (250 mg) and Pd(dppf)Cl2 (250 mg). The mixture was heated at 80° C. for 16 hours. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc, and was washed with water and brine, and was dried with sodium sulfate. Concentration and purification by flash column chromatography (DCM/hexanes) gave 3-Nitro-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid methyl ester (690 mg). 3-Amino-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid methyl ester: To the solution of 3-Nitro-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid methyl ester (690 mg) in THF/DMF (5 ml/5 ml) was added acetic acid (10 ml), followed by slow addition of Zinc (800 mg). The mixture was stirred for 12 hours and solvents were removed under reduced pressure. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc, and 0.2 N sodium hydroxide solution was added until pH=10. The organic layer was separated and was washed with water and brine and dried with Na2SO4. Concentration and purification by flash column chromatography (DCM/EtOAc) gave 3-Amino-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid methyl ester (300 mg). 3-Bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid methyl ester: To a solution of copper (II) bromide (315 mg, 1.42 mmol) and t-butyl nitrite (233 μl, 1.77 mmol) in CH3CN (4 ml) at 65° C. was added dropwise a suspension of 3-Amino-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid methyl ester (300 mg, 1.18 mmol) in CH3CN (5 ml). The mixture was heated at 65° C. for 3 hours. Concentration and purification by flash column chromatography (DCM/EtOAc) gave 3-Bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid methyl ester (160 mg). 3-Bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid: The solution of 3-Bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid methyl ester (160 mg, 0.5 mmol) and sodium hydroxide (1.0 N, 1 ml, 1 mmol) in THF/MeOH (2 ml/2 ml) was heated at 50° C. for 3 hours. The mixture was cooled to 25° C. and was acidified with 2 N HCl (0.6 ml). The solvents were removed under reduced pressure. The mixture was diluted with acetonitrile and water, and was freezer-dried to give 3-Bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid as brown powder. 2-Bromo-1-(3-bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl)-ethanone: To 3-Bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromene-8-carboxylic acid (0.5 mmol) was added a solution of oxalyl chloride in DCM (2.0 N, 5 ml, 10 mmol). The mixture was heated at 45° C. for 2 hours and cooled to 25° C. Excess reagents and solvent were removed under reduced pressure and co-evaporated with toluene. To the solution of above residue in DCM (5 ml) at 0° C. trimethylsilyldiazomethane (2.0 N, 0.75 ml, 1.5 mmol) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 hours and was concentrated. The residue was dissolved in EtOAc and was cooled to 0° C. To above solution HBr/HOAc (0.28 ml, 1.5 mmol) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 hour. Solid sodium bicarbonate was added and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc, and was washed with water and brine and was dried with Na2SO4. Concentration gave 2-Bromo-1-(3-bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl)-ethanone, which was used for next step without purification. Pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-[2-(3-bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl)-2-oxo-ethyl]ester 1-tert-butyl ester: To the solution of (s)Boc-PrOH (1.07 g, 5 mmol) and triethylamine (0.63 ml, 4.5 mmol) in acetonitrile (20 ml) was added a solution of 2-Bromo-1-(3-bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl)-ethanone (0.5 mmol) in DMF (10 ml). The mixture was stirred for 10 hours, and the solvent was evaporated. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc, and washed with 0.5 N NaOH solution, water and brine, and was dried with sodium sulfate. Concentration gave Pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-[2-(3-bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl)-2-oxo-ethyl]ester 1-tert-butyl ester, which was used for the next step without further purification. 2-[5-(3-Bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester: The mixture of Pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-[2-(3-bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl)-2-oxo-ethyl]ester 1-tert-butyl ester (0.5 mmol) and ammonium acetate (860 mg, 11 mmol) in xylene (5 ml) was heated at 140° C. for 80 minutes under microwave. The mixture was quenched with water, and extracted with EtOAc. The organic phase was washed with water and brine, and was dried with sodium sulfate. Concentration and purification by HPLC (0.1% TFA/CH3CN/0.1% TFA/H2O) gave 245-(3-Bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (8 mg). m/z: 496.0 (M+1), 494.1 (M−1). 2-(5-{3-[2-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3H-benzoimidazol-5-yl]-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl}-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester: To the solution of 2-[5-(3-Bromo-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (9 mg, 0.02 mmol) and 2-[6-(4,4,5,5-Tetramethyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (9.6 mg, 0.02 mmol) in DME (0.75 ml) and water (0.25 ml) was added potassium carbonate (10 mg, 0.07 mmol), followed by Pd(PPh3)4 (2 mg) and PdCl2(dppf)CH2Cl2 (2 mg). The mixture was heated at 90° C. for 6 hours. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc, and was washed with water and brine, and was dried with sodium sulfate. Concentration and purification by flash column chromatography (EtOAc) gave 2-(5-{3-[2-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3H-benzoimidazol-5-yl]-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl}-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (4.2 mg). m/z: 729.2 (M+1), 727.3 (M−1), 365.2 (M+2)/2. (1-{2-[5-(3-{2-[1-(2-Methoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyryl)-pyrrolidin-2-yl]-3H-benzoimidazol-5-yl}-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl}-2-methyl-propyl)-carbamic acid methyl ester: To the solution of 2-(5-{3-[2-(1-t-butoxycarbonyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3H-benzoimidazol-5-yl]-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl}-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (4.2 mg, 0.006) in DCM (2 ml) was added TFA (1 ml). The mixture was stirred for 60 minutes, and the solvent and reagent were removed under reduced pressure. The mixture was diluted with acetonitrile and water, and was freezer-dried to give brown powder. To the solution of above powder (0.006 mmol) and MeOCO-Val-OH (2 mg, 0.012 mmol) in DMF (1 ml) was added HATU (4.6 mg, 0.012 mmol), followed by diisopropylethylamine (100, 0.058 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 90 minutes and was diluted with EtOAc. The organic phase was washed with 1 N NaOH solution, water, and brine, and was dried with sodium sulfate. Concentration and purification by HPLC (0.1% TFA/CH3CN/0.1% TFA/H2O) gave (1-{2-[5-(3-{2-[1-(2-Methoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyryl)-pyrrolidin-2-yl]-3H-benzoimidazol-5-yl}-6H-benzo[c]chromen-8-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl}-2-methyl-propyl)-carbamic acid methyl ester (2.5 mg). m/z: (M+1), (M−1), (M+2)/2. 1H NMR (CD3OD, 300 MHz) δ 8.07-7.7 (7H, m), 7.62 (1H, s), 7.45 (1H, m), 7.38 (1H, s), 5.25 (4H, m), 4.35 (1H, m), 4.22 (1H, m), 4.15 (2H, m), 3.85 (2 H, m), 3.65 (6H, m), 2.98 (1H, s), 2.6 (1H, m), 2.3-1.7 (8H, m), 1.05-0.85 (12H, m).