3-Methoxy-2-[(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)-amino]-benzoic acid (200 mg, see preparation 1D) was dissolved in DMF (20 ml) and triethylamine (0.65 ml) at 50-60° C. N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethyl-O-(benzotriazole-1-yl)uronium-tetrafluoroborate (250 mg) was added and after 5 minutes O-(2-methyl-thiazol-4-ylmethyl)-hydroxylamine hydrochloride (209 mg, see preparation 12) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 90° C. and stirred at this temperature for 2 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and water was added. The mixture was extracted several times with EtOAc and the combined organic layers were washed with water, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, water, and brine. The organic layer was dried (MgSO4) and evaporated under reduced pressure. The remaining material was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (elution with 1 to 4% methanol in EtOAc) and gave the title compound as an yellow oil. 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 165.3, 150.4, 150.0, 149.8, 149.3, 137.8, 122.2, 120.5, 118.8, 117.9, 114.0, 71.8, 55.7, 48.3, 18.6.
