Patent ID: RE45020

Claim:
A method of synthesizing a compound having the structure: comprising the steps: (a) converting veratrole to 1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-phenylethanone; (b) converting 1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-phenylethanone to 4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5-phenylthiazol-2-amine; (c) converting 4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5-phenylthiazol-2-amine to N-(4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5-phenylthiazol-2-yl)-3,4-dimethoxybenzamide; and (d) converting N-(4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5-phenylthiazol-2-yl)-3,4-dimethoxybenzamide to