Patent ID: 8148536

Claim:
A process of preparing N 1 -(2-methoxy-4-methylbenzyl)-N 2 -(2-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl)oxalamide, comprising: a) reacting 2-methoxy-4-methylbenzylamine with 2-chloro-oxoacetate, to provide N-(2-methoxy-4-methyl-benzyl)-oxalamic acid ethyl ester; and b) reacting N-(2-methoxy-4-methyl-benzyl)-oxalamic acid ethyl ester with 245-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethamine, to provide N 1 -(2-methoxy-4-methylbenzyl)-N 2 -(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl)oxalamide.