Treatment of 2-oxo-3,3-diphenyl-tetrahydrofuran (I) with HBr(g) yields bromo derivative (II), which is then converted into butyryl chloride derivative (III) by means of thionyl chloride in refluxing chloroform. Reaction of derivative (III) with dimethylamine (IV) in toluene affords dimethyl (tetrahydro-3,3-diphenyl-2-furylidene)ammonium bromide (V), which is then condensed with 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-piperidinol (VI) by means of Na2CO3 and KI in refluxing 4-methyl-2-pentanone to provide N,N-dimethyl butyramide derivative (VII). Finally, the target product is obtained by N-oxidation of the piperidine ring in (VII) by heating with H2O2 in MeOH/methylbenzene or in 4-methyl-2-pentanone.