D-19274 can be obtained in a 6-step synthesis starting from 2,6-dichloropyridine (I). Compound (I) is nitrated with HNO3/H2SO4 yielding 2,6-dichloro-3-nitropyridine (II). Subsequent reaction with ammonia and 4-fluorobenzylamine leads to 2-amino-3-nitro-6-(4-fluorobenzylamino)pyridine (IV), which is hydrogenated using Raney Nickel as catalyst to the corresponding 3-amino derivative (V), which reacts with 2-bromoethyl chloroformate to 2-bromoethyl [N-(2-amino-6-(4-fluorobenzylamino)pyridin-3-yl)]carbamate hydrochloride (VI). (VI) is then treated with excess NaOH at 35 C, followed by treatment with isopropanol HCl to give the desired D-19274.