tert-Butyl piperidin-4-ylcarbamate (972 mg, 4.85 mmol), was dissolved in anhydrous NMP (5 ml). Methyl 2,6-dichloroisonicotinate (Intermediate 24, 1 g, 4.85 mmol) was added followed by TEA (675 μl, 4.85 mmol). The mixture was heated under microwave conditions at 150° C. for 10 minutes. Water (50 ml) and EtOAc (100 ml) were added, the aqueous phase was treated with solid NaCl and extracted with EtOAc (4×100 ml). The EtOAc layer was dried, concentrated in vacuo and purified by flash chromatography eluting with hexane:EtOAc (4:1) to give the title product as an off-white solid. (1.4 g).
