Compound D (150 mg, 483 μmol), 2-phenoxyethylamine (127 μl) and sodium hydrogencarbonate (400 mg) were added to DMSO (3 ml), and the mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 27 hr. After stirring, the reaction mixture was added dropwise to cold water, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, and concentrated, and the residue was washed by suspending in ethyl acetate to give the object compound of 2-(2-phenoxyethylamino)-6-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)-4-(pyridin-3-yl)nicotinonitrile (82 mg).
