The condensation of cyclohexene-epoxide (I) with pyrrolidine (II) gives trans-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)cyclohexanol (III), which by reaction with NaH and methanesulfonyl chloride, and then with benzylamine is converted into trans-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-N-benzylcyclohexylamine (IV). The debenzylation of (IV) by hydrogenolysis with H2 over Pd/C affords trans-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)cyclohexylamine (V), which is formylated with ethyl formate to the corresponding N-formyl-trans-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)cyclohexylamine (VI). The reduction of (VI) with LiAlH4 in refluxing ether gives trans-N-methyl-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)cyclohexylamine (VII), which is finally condensed with 3,4-dichlorophenylacetic acid (VIII) by means of carbonyl diimidazole (IX) in THF.

The condensation of cyclohexene-epoxide (I) with pyrrolidine (II) gives trans-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)cyclohexanol (III), which by reaction with NaH and methanesulfonyl chloride, and then with benzylamine is converted into trans-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-N-benzylcyclohexylamine (IV). The debenzylation of (IV) by hydrogenolysis with H2 over Pd/C affords trans-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)cyclohexylamine (V), which is formylated with ethyl formate to the corresponding N-formyl-trans-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)cyclohexylamine (VI). The reduction of (VI) with LiAlH4 in refluxing ether gives trans-N-methyl-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)cyclohexylamine (VII), which is finally condensed with 3,4-dichlorophenylacetic acid (VIII) by means of carbonyl diimidazole (IX) in THF.