The condensation of 4-methoxyaniline (I) with 2,6-dichloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid (II) by means of DIEA or N,N-dimethylaniline at 75 C gives 6-chloro-2-(4-methoxyphenylamino)-3-nitrobenzoic acid (III), which is cyclized in refluxing POCl3 to yield the acridone (IV). Finally, this compound is condensed with N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]hydrazine (V) in THF/methanol to afford the target 2,6-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4,5-kl]acridine.