Protection of beta-alanine derivative (I) with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate afforded the tert-butyl carbamate (II). This was condensed with ethyl piperidine-4-acetate (III) using O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyuronium hexafluorophosphate (HATU) and diisopropyl ethylamine to give amide (IV). Subsequent Boc deprotection of (IV) with trifluoroacetic acid provided amine (V), which was coupled with 2-fluoro-4-cyanobenzoic acid (VI) in the presence of 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole yielding (VII). Treatment of the resulting cyanobenzamide (VII) with SH2 and Et3N produced the corresponding thioamide, which was S-alkylated with MeI to give (VIII). Finally, displacement of the methylthio group of (VIII) with thiazolidine (IX) furnished the corresponding amidine.