The condensation in DMF of 1,1-dimethyl-2-[(aminocarbonyl)amino]ethylamine (III) [prepared from 1,2-diamino-2-methylpropane (I) and urea (II)] and 2,3-epoxypropyl o-fluorobenzoate (VI) [prepared from o-fluorobenzoyl chloride (VI) and glycidol (V) in diethyl ether using triethylamine as a proton scavenger], followed by salt formation using 98% sulfuric acid in ethanol yields ACC-9089.