The reaction of 3-nitrobenzoic acid (I) with refluxing SOCl2 gives the corresponding acyl chloride (II), which by reaction with methylamine in chloroform is converted to the methylamide (III). The reduction of (III) with H2 over RaNi in methanol yields the 3-amino-N-methylbenzamide (IV), which is finally condensed with 2-chloro-N-[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl]acetamide (V) by means of NaI and CaCO3 in hot DMF.