Sodium hydride → HCID 87056011, compound

To a solution of 4-(3-chlorophenyl)phthalazin-1(2H)-one (0.5 g, 1.94 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) was added NaH (60%) (0.116 g, 2.91 mmol) portionwise at 0° C. After stirring for 30 min, 2-bromo-N-methyl-N-(2-methylbenzo[d]oxazol-6-yl) acetamide (0.55 g, 1.94 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) was added dropwise and the reaction mixture warmed to rt overnight. The reaction was quenched with water and the solid collected by filtration. The crude was purified by column chromatography (60-70% EtOAc/hexane) to give 2-(4-(3-chlorophenyl)-1-oxophthalazin-2(1H)-yl-N-methyl-N-(2-methylbenzo[d]oxazol-6-yl)acetamide (0.22 g), (MS: ESI +ve, 459.17 [M+H]). 1H NMR: (400 MHz, DMSO) δ: 2.63 (s, 3H), 3.24 (s, 3H), 4.73 (s, 2H), 7.44-7.46 (d, J=8.0, 1H), 7.55-7.66 (m, 4H), 7.69-7.74 (q, 2H), 7.93 (s, 3H), 8.29-8.31 (d, J=7.2, 1H). Representative compounds of the invention were prepared in a similar manner to examples 1 from 4-chlorophthalazin-1(2H)-one, the corresponding boronic acid or ester, and the appropriate alkylating agent (scheme 1).