Reaction SMILES: [Br:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][NH:5][C:4](=[O:8])[CH:3]=1.[CH2:9](Br)[C:10]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=1>C1C=CC=CC=1.C(=O)([O-])[O-].[Ag+2]>[CH2:9]([O:8][C:4]1[CH:3]=[C:2]([Br:1])[CH:7]=[CH:6][N:5]=1)[C:10]1[CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=[CH:12][CH:11]=1
Reactant: O=c1cc(Br)cc[nH]1
Reactant: BrCc1ccccc1
Agent: [Ag+2]
Agent: O=C([O-])[O-]
Solvent: c1ccccc1
Product: Brc1ccnc(OCc2ccccc2)c1
Temperature: 50 °C
Reaction time: 16 h

Procedure:
A mixture of 4-Bromo-1H-pyridin-2-one (0.613 g), silver carbonate (0.63 g) and benzyl bromide (0.50 mL) in benzene (10 mL) was heated at 50° C. for 24 hours, protected from light. Reaction mixture stirred ambient temperature for 16 hours. Reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of CELITE, which was washed ethyl acetate. The filtrate was concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 0 to 10% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give 2-Benzyloxy-4-bromo-pyridine (0.6043 g): LCMS-ESI+: calc'd for C12H11BrNO: 265.12 (M+H+). Found: 263.8, 265.8 (M+H+). 2-{5-[4-(2-Benzyloxy-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1H-imidazol-2-yl}-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester: A mixture of 2-Benzyloxy-4-bromo-pyridine (0.292 g), 2-{5-[4-(4,4,5,5-Tetramethyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborolan-2-yl)-phenyl]-1H-imidazol-2-yl}-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.533 g, prepared according to WO2008021927 A2) and Pd(PPh3)4 (0.064 g) in aq. K2CO3 solution/dimethoxyethane (1.82 mL/5.0 mL) was heated at 80-90° C. for 8 hours. Reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 20 to 80% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give 2-{5-[4-(2-Benzyloxy-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1H-imidazol-2-yl}-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.530 g): LCMS-ESI+: calc'd for C30H33N4O3: 497.6 (M+H+). Found: 497.0 (M+H+). 2-{5-[4-(2-Oxo-1,2-dihydro-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl}-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester: To a solution of 2-{5-[4-(2-Benzyloxy-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1H-imidazol-2-yl}-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.530 g) in DMF (5.0 mL) at 0° C. was added 60% sodium hydride (0.047 g). After stirring for 5 minutes, 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl chloride was added and reaction mixture stirred for 2 hours. Saturated ammonium chloride was added and mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×). Organic layer was washed with 5% lithium chloride solution (2×), brine and dried (MgSO4). Concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 20 to 80% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to give 245-[4-(2-Benzyloxy-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.495 g). LCMS-ESI+: calc'd for C36H47N4O4Si: 627.87 (M+H+). Found: 627.1 (M+H+). A mixture of 2-[5-[4-(2-Benzyloxy-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.495 g) and 10% Pd/C (0.023 g) in ethanol (5.5 mL) was stirred under hydrogen atmosphere for 1 hour. Reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite, which was washed with methanol. The filtrate was concentrated and purifed by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 0 to 10% methanol/ethyl acetate) to give 2-[5-[4-(2-Oxo-1,2-dihydro-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.3027 g): LCMS-ESI+: calc'd for C29H41N4O4Si: 537.47 (M+H+). Found: 537.0 (M+H+). 2-[4-(4-{4-[2-(1-tert-butylcarbamyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-3H-imidazol-4-yl]-phenyl}-2-oxo-2H-pyridin-1-yl)-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester: To a solution of 2-[5-[4-(2-Oxo-1,2-dihydro-pyridin-4-yl)-phenyl]-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.3027 g) in ethanol (5.0 mL) was added tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (0.375 mL of 1.5 M solution) and reaction mixture stirred for 1 hour, then concentrated to give a colorless oil. Residue was lyophilized from acetonitrile to give a yellow residue. To this residue was added 2-[4-Bromo-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.301 g, prepared by reacting 2-(4-Bromo-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (prepared according to WO2008021927 A2) with 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy]methyl chloride using sodium hydride in DMF) and mixture co-evaporated with toluene (15 mL). DMF (1.0 mL) and copper(I) iodide (0.035 g) were added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 95° C. for 24 hour, protected from light. To the reaction mixture was added tetrabutylammonium iodide (50 mg) and reaction continued for 2 days. Added more 2-[4-Bromo-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.35 g) and copper(I) iodide (0.050 g) and reaction continued for 24 hours. Reaction mixture was cooled and diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with 3N ammonium hydroxide. The aqueous layer was back-extracted with ethyl acetate (2×). The combined organic layer was washed with 3N ammonium hydroxide, H2O, brine and dried (MgSO4) then concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, 0 to 10% isopropanol/hexane) to give impure product that was repurified by preparative reverse phase HPLC (Gemini, 25 to 100% ACN/H2O+0.1% TFA). Product was lyophilized to give 2-[4-(4-{4-[2-(1-tert-butylcarbamyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-3H-imidazol-4-yl]-phenyl}-2-oxo-2H-pyridin-1-yl)-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.042 g): LCMS-ESI+: calc'd for C47H72N7O7Si2: 903.28 (M+H+). Found: 902.2, 903.2 (M+H+). [1-(2-{5-[4-(4-{2-[1-(2-Methoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyryl)-pyrrolidin-2-yl]-3H-imidazol-4-yl}-phenyl)-2-oxo-2H-pyridin-1-yl]-1H-imidazol-2-yl}-pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-2-methyl-propyl]-carbamic acid methyl ester: 2-[4-(4-{4-[2-(1-tert-butylcarbamyl-pyrrolidin-2-yl)-3-(2-trimethyl silanyl-ethoxymethyl)-3H-imidazol-4-yl]-phenyl}-2-oxo-2H-pyridin-1-yl)-1-(2-trimethylsilanyl-ethoxymethyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (0.042 g) in dichloromethane (1.0 mL) was treated with trifluoroacetic acid (0.3 mL) for 7 hours at ambient temperature. Reaction mixture was concentrated and dried for 1 hour under vacuum. Residue was dissolved in DMF (0.7 mL) and to this solution was added 2-Methoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyric acid (0.013 g), 4-methylmorpholine (0.024 mL), followed by HATU (0.028 g). Reaction mixture was stirred for 45 minutes at ambient temperature and then more 4-methylmorpholine (0.024 mL) was added. Reaction continued for 30 minutes, diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with dilute sodium bicarbonate solution, brine and dried (MgSO4), concentrated and purified by preparative reverse phase HPLC (Gemini, 5 to 100% ACN/H2O+0.1% TFA). Product was lyophilized to give [1-(2-{5-[4-(4-{2-[1-(2-Methoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyryl)-pyrrolidin-2-yl]-3H-imidazol-4-yl}-phenyl)-2-oxo-2H-pyridin-1-yl]-1H-imidazol-2-yl}-pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-2-methyl-propyl]-carbamic acid methyl ester as the bis-TFA salt (0.077 mg): 1H-NMR: 300 MHz, (CD3OD) δ: 8.48 (d, J=7.2, 1H), 7.96-7.80 (m, 6H), 7.64 (s, 1H), 6.92-6.85 (m, 2H), 5.29-5.17 (m, 2H), 4.26-3.88 (m, 8H), 3.66 (s, 6H), 2.60-2.01 (m, 12H), 0.83-0.75 (m, 12H); LCMS-ESI+: calc'd for C39H50N9O7: 756.86 (M+H+). Found: 756.3 (M+H+).