This compound can be obtained by two related routes: 1) Condensation of 4-hydroxypiperidine (I) with p-tert-butyl-omega-chlorobutyrophenone (II) in hot methyl isobutyl ketone in presence of sodium bicarbonate gives 1-[3-(4-tert-butylbenzoyl)propyl]-4-hydroxypiperidine (III), which reacts with diphenylmethyl bromide (IV) in methyl isobutyl ketone to give ebastine. 2) 4-Diphenylmethoxypiperidine (VI), obtained by alkaline hydrolysis of 1-ethoxycarbonyl-4-diphenyl-methoxypiperidine (V) was reacted with p-tert-butyl-omega-chlorobutyrophenone (II) to give ebastine.