2-Amino-6-bromopyridine (II) was prepared by reaction of 2,6-dibromopyridine (I) with ammonium hydroxide in a pressure bomb at 170 C. The amino group of (III) was subsequently blocked as the pyrrole derivative (IV) by condensation with 2,5-hexanedione (III). Diazotization of p-aminophenyl ethanol (V) followed by treatment with KI gave iodo derivative (VI). Subsequent reaction of (VI) with SOCl2 provided chloride (VII). Arylpyridine (VIII) was obtained by lithiation of bromopyridine (IV) with BuLi, followed by conversion to the corresponding organozinc compound with ZnCl2 and palladium-catalyzed coupling with iodide (VII). Pyrrole ring cleavage in (VIII) upon treatment with hydroxylamine furnished aminopyridine (IX). Subsequent condensation with N-Boc-piperazine (X) provided adduct (XI). After acid cleavage of the Boc group of (XI), alkylation of the resulting piperazine with phenacyl chloride (XII) yielded the title compound. Alternatively, the title compound was obtained by condensation of chloride (IX) with N-phenacylpiperazine (XIII).