To a solution of 6-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-5-hydroxymethyl-isoxazol-4-ylmethoxy]-nicotinic acid (100 mg, 0.28 mmol) and cyclopropylamine (16.1 mg, 0.28 mmol) in THF (10 mL) were added at 0° C., 1-hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (43.3 mg, 0.28 mmol), N-ethyldiisopropylamine (121 μL, 0.69 mmol) and N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (54.2 mg, 0.28 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The solvent was removed by distillation. The remaining material was purified by chromatography (silica, dichloromethane:ethyl acetate=4:6 to 1:0) to afford the title compound (95.2 mg, 86%) as a white solid. MS: m/e=398.0 [M−H]+.
