2-Phenyl-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylic acid (I) was converted to acid chloride, which was further treated with N-methoxy-N-methylamine to provide the corresponding Weinreb amide (II). Subsequent chlorosulfonylation of (II) gave rise to sulfonyl chloride (III), which was coupled with the known amine (IV), yielding sulfonamide (V). The Boc protecting group of (V) was then cleaved by means of trifluroacetic acid to afford (VI). Addition of Grignard reagent (VII) to the N-methoxyamide (VI) furnished ketone (VIII).
After reduction of (VIII) to alcohol (IX) with NaBH4, further alcohol reduction using triethylsilane and trifluoroacetic acid produced the title compound