E-5842 was prepared by reacting (I) with citric acid monohydrate in ethanol. The base (I) can be obtained by two ways: 1) By condensation of 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (III) or 8-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-azoniaspiro[4.5]dec-7-ene chloride (IV) with 1-(4-chlorobutyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (V) or 1H-1,2,4-triazole, respectively, in dimethylformamide in the presence of potassium hydrogencarbonate. 2) By dehydration of 1-[4-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-1-piperidyl]butyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (VI) in refluxing hydrochloric acid/ethanol. The piperidinol (VI) can be obtained by two procedures: a) By condensation of 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-hydroxypiperidine (II) with 1-(4-chlorobutyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (V) in dimethylformamide in the presence of potassium hydrogencarbonate. b) By condensation of 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]decane (VII) with 1-(4-chlorobutyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (V) and hydrolysis of the acetal to give 1-[4-(4-oxo-1-piperidyl)butyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (VIII), followed by addition of 4-fluorophenyllithium or 4-fluorophenyl magnesium bromide in ether or tetrahydrofuran to yield (VI).