To a vial containing 6-[4-({[6-(3-fluorophenyl)pyridin-3-yl]carbonyl}amino)piperidin-1-yl]nicotinic acid (63.07 mg, 0.15 mmol) was added 0.375 mL of DMA, EDC (31.6 mg, 0.16 mmol), HOBt (20.3 mg, 0.15 mmol), NMM (0.04 mL, 0.37 mmol) and 2-(ethylamino)ethanol (13.4 mg, 0.15 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours and then diluted with water and ethyl acetate. The layers were separated and the organic layer collected and concentrated to give an oil, which was purified by RP-HPLC to give N-ethyl-6-[4-({[6-(3-fluorophenyl)pyridin-3-yl]carbonyl}amino)piperidin-1-yl]-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)nicotinamide
