To a stirred solution of 2-[2-(2-Fluoro-ethyl)-2H-tetrazol-5-yl]-ethylamine hydrochloride (0.150 g, 0.0.77 mmol) in DMF (5 ml) was added triethylamine 0.243 ml, 0.1.74 mmol) followed by imidazole-1-carboxylic acid [5-(3-fluoro-4-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-4-methyl-thiazol-2-yl]-amide (0.265 g, 0.7 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 3.5 hours, the reaction mixture was filtered and water (3 ml) is added to the filtrate with vigorous stirring. The resulting solid was filtered and dried under high vacuum to yield the titled product as a white solid.
