The present invention provides (S)-N-(2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-morpholinoethyl)-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-4-(trifluoro-methyl)thiazole-5-carboxamide as P2X7 inhibitor, its use as a medicament, and a convenient enantiomeric synthesis protocol for the preparation of (S)-N-(2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-morpholinoethyl)-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazole-5-carboxamide.