This compound can be obtained by two related ways: 1.- The reduction of 4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid (I) with LiAlH4 in THF gives the corresponding methanol derivative (II), which is treated with tert-butoxycarbonyl anhydride in THF to yield the N-protected piperidine (III). The acylation of (III) with 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzyl bromide (IV) by means of NaH in DMF affords the corresponding ether (V), which is deprotected with HCl in ethyl ether to afford the free piperidine (VI) (1,2). Finally, (VI) is reductocondensed with 2-methylthiazole-5-carbaldehyde (VII) by means of sodium cyanoborohydride in methanol/acetic acid. 2.- The piperidine derivative (VI) can also be condensed with 5-(bromomethyl)-2-methylthiazole (VIII) by means of K2CO3 in DMF.