Aldol condensation of 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (II) with tetralone (I) in the presence of piperidine provided unsaturated ketone (III). This was subjected to reductive amination with ammonium formate and sodium cyanoborohydride to give the cis-aminotetralin (IV). Finally, amine (IV) was coupled with [4-(2-oxo-1-benzimidazolinyl)piperidin-1-yl]acetic acid (V) using HBTU.