Patent ID: 8552162

Claim:
A process for producing a compound of Formula (X): wherein R 1 is 5-(4-amino-thiazol-2-yl)-pyridin-2-ylmethyl; Q is acyl; and R p is acyl; said process comprising the steps of: (a) oxidizing a compound of formula (VI) wherein R 11 is hydrogen, with an oxidizing agent or agents to provide a compound of formula (VII): (b) fluorinating the compound of formula (VII) with a fluorinating agent or agents in the presence of a base to provide a compound of formula (VIII): (c) oxidatively cleaving the compound of formula (VIII) with a cleaving reagent or reagents to provide the compound of formula (IX); and (d) reacting the compound of formula (IX) with the compound of the formula in the presence of an acid or a base to provide the compound of formula (X).