2-Acetylamino-4-chloromethylthiazole (480 mg), 3-(4-piperidyl)indole (500 mg) and sodium hydrogen carbonate (310 mg) was refluxed in a mixture of N,N-dimethylformamide (5 ml) and tetrahydrofuran (7 ml) for 1 hour and 40 minutes. After the reaction mixture cooled to ambient temperature, it was concentrated under reduced pressure. After addition of water (50 ml), the residue was extracted with ethyl acetate (50 ml) twice. The extract was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was subjected to column chromatography on silica gel and elution was carried out with a mixture of chloroform and methanol (30:1 V/V). The eluate gave 2-acetylamino-4-[4-(3-indolyl)piperidinomethyl]thiazole (270 mg).
