Process for preparing pyrrolotriazine aniline compounds useful as kinase inhibitors

A process is provided for the process for preparing a pyrrolotriazine aniline p38 kinase inhibitor such as amide II by the direct aminolysis of the ester I wherein ester I is reacted with a strong organometallic base, such as hexyllithium or n-butyllithium and the desired amine such as n-propylamine to form the amide II.