A mixture of 1.98 g of copper (I) iodide (10.4 mmole, 0.10 eq.), 1.66 g of 8-hydroxyquinoline (11.44 mmole, 0.11 eq.), 4.0 g of potassium carbonate (28.94 mmole, 0.29 eq.) in 18.8 g of dimethylformamide (DMF) was mixed at ambient temperature. The mixture was added to another flask containing 41.6 g of the product of Example 41D (100.16 mmole, 1.00 eq.), 23.6 g of potassium carbonate (170.75 mmole, 1.70 eq.), and 14.4 g of pyridazinone (149.86 mmole, 1.50 eq.). Additional DMF (226 g) was used to transfer the catalyst slurry. The resulting mixture was deoxygenated then heated to 140° C. for about 18 hours. After cooling to ambient temperature the mixture was diluted with 567 g of THF and 384 g of 10% sodium chloride solution. The mixture was filtered to remove excess salts and the aqueous phase was separated and back extracted with an additional 177 g of THF. The combined organic phases were then washed with 10% sodium chloride solution (3×384 g). The organic phase was concentrated under reduced pressure and methanol (253 g) was added and the contents were concentrated under reduced pressure After adding additional methanol (158 g) the contents were cooled to 0° C., filtered, and washed with cold methanol. The resulting solids were transferred to a vacuum oven to yield 35.31 g (81.9% yield). Mass Spectroscopy. 431.5 (m w. 430.5). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 1.15 (s, 3H), 1.78-1.88 (m, 1H), 2.10 (ddd, J=12.49, 6.17, 6.04 Hz, 1H), 3.03 (s, 1H), 3.24-3.35 (m, 5H), 3.53 (ddd, J=9.23, 6.86, 6.69 Hz, 2H), 3.67 (s, 1H), 4.00 (s, 2H), 4.22 (s, 1H), 6.63 (d, J=8.51 Hz, 2H), 7.07 (dd, J=9.47, 1.51 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (dd, J=9.47, 3.84 Hz, 1H), 7.53-7.60 (m, 4H), 7.68 (d, J=8.64 Hz, 2H), 8.06 (dd, J=3.84, 1.51 Hz, 1H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 14.79 (CH3), 28.89 (CH2), 47.71 (CH2), 60.24 (CH2), 112.34 (CH), 124.87 (CH), 125.27 (CH), 126.02 (C), 126.89 (CH), 130.05 (CH), 131.69 (CH), 136.87 (CH), 138.78 (C), 139.31(C), 145.61(C), 153.53(C), 158.64 (C).
