Palladium-catalyzed coupling of 4-amino-1-benzylpiperidine (I) with tert-butyl 4-bromobenzoate (II) afforded the anilinopiperidine derivative (III). Removal of the benzyl protecting group of (III) to give (IV) was achieved by transfer hydrogenolysis in the presence of ammonium formate and Pd/C. Piperidine (IV) was then coupled with 4-amino-2-chloro-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline (V) in hot isoamyl alcohol yielding piperidino quinazoline (VI). The title carboxylic acid was finally obtained by acidic deprotection of tert-butyl ester of (VI).