(3-Ethylphenyl)cyanamide (III) was prepared by treatment of m-ethylaniline (I) with cyanogen bromide (II) in Et2O. Alkylation of (III) with iodomethane and NaH provided the N-methyl cyanamide (IV). This was finally condensed with 1-naphthylamine hydrochloride (V) by heating at 160 C or in the presence of AlCl3 as the catalyst.