The overall synthetic approach to N-0923 is described: Methylation of 1,6-dihydroxynaphthalene (I) with dimethyl sulfate provides 1,6-dimethoxynaphthalene (II), which is converted to 5-methoxy-2-tetralone (III) by reduction with sodium in ethanol. Reductive amination of (III) with propylamine results in the racemic 5-methoxy-2-N-propylaminotetralin (IV), from which the (-)-enantiomer (V) is obtained by fractional crystallization of the dibenzoyl-L-tartaric acid (L-DBTA) salt. Demethylation with aqueous hydrobromic acid affords (-)-(S)-5-hydroxy-2-N-propylaminotetralin (VI), which is reductively alkylated with thienylacetic acid in the presence of trimethylaminoborane to (-)-(S)-5-hydroxy-2-[N-propyl-N-[2-(2-thienyl)ethyl]amino]tetralin (VII). Treatment with anhydrous hydrogen chloride in ether provides N-0923.