Patent ID: 8212075

Claim:
A method for preparing a compound of Formula 1 wherein R 1 is NHR 3 or OR 4 ; R 2 is CH 3 or Cl; R 3 is H, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylcyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl or methylcyclopropyl; and R 4 is H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl; comprising contacting (1) a compound of Formula 2 wherein each X is independently Br, Cl or I; with (2) at least one compound of Formula 3 M 1 CN 3 wherein M 1 is sodium, potassium, cesium or rubidium; and (3) a compound of Formula 4 wherein R 5 is a phenyl ring optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R 11 ; R 6 is a phenyl ring or a naphthalenyl ring system, each ring or ring system optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R 12 ; R 7 is a phenyl ring optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R 13 ; R 8 is a phenyl ring or a naphthalenyl ring system, each ring or ring system optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from R 14 ; each R 9 and R 10 is independently a displaceable ligand; or R 9 and R 10 together are a bidentate, displaceable ligand; and each R 11 , R 12 , R 13 and R 14 is independently fluorine, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 fluoroalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylamino or C 2 -C 6 dialkylamino; provided that when X is Cl, then R 2 is methyl.