(S)-6-Hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (I) was coupled to N-(4-nitrophenyl)piperazine (II) via activation with 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole to furnish the corresponding amide (III). Subsequent hydrogenation of the nitro group of (III) over Pd/C provided aniline (IV). This was finally condensed with S-methyl-2-thiophenethiocarboxamide (V) to yield the title amidine.

2-thiophenecarbonitrile (VI) was converted into imidate (VII) and then coupled with aniline (IV) in refluxing MeOH to give the title compound.