The cyclization of 2,4-dichlorophenacyl bromide (I) with glycerol (II) gives cis-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-bromomethyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane (III), which is then benzoylated with benzoyl chloride (A) yielding cis-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-bromomethyl-4-benzoyloxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane (IV). The condensation of (IV) with 1H-imidazole (V) affords cis-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-benzoyloxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane (VI), which is then debenzoylated in basic medium giving cis-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane (VII). The reaction of (VII) with methanesulfonyl chloride (B) yields cis-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-ylmethyl methanesulfonate (VIII). Finally, this compound is condensed with 1-acetyl-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)piperazine (IX) by means of NaH in benzene - DMSO. Compound (IX) is obtained by reaction of 4-(1-piperazinyl)phenol dihydrobromide (X) with acetic anhydride by means of K2CO3 in refluxing acetic acid.