4-(4-isopropylpiperazinocarbonyl)phenol (IV) is obtained by reaction of 1-isopropylpiperazine (I) and 4-ethoxycarbonyloxybenzoylchloride (II) in CHCl3 using triethylamine (Et3N) as a proton scavenger, followed by removing its ethoxycarbonyl group using pyrrolidine in ethylacetate. Also, the reaction in CHCl3 of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphtoyl chloride (III) and (IV) using Et3N, followed by neutralization of the medium using NaOH and by salt formation using CH3SO3H in ethanol, yields FK-448.