A mixture of 4-chloromethyl-2-phenylthiazole monohydrochloride (2.46 g), 1-benzhydrylpiperazine (2.52 g) and potassium carbonate (1.4 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (40 ml) was stirred at 70° C. for 2 hours. After the reaction mixture was poured into ice-water, it was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then evaporated to give an oil of 4-(4-benzhydrylpiperazin-1-ylmethyl)-2-phenylthiazole, which was transformed into its hydrochloride in a conventional manner, followed by recrystallization from ethanol to obtain white crystals (2.7 g) of 4-(4-benzhydrylpiperazin-1-ylmethyl)-2-phenylthiazole dihydrochloride, mp 215°-218° C.
