The title compound was synthesized by alkylation of the previously described 6-(2-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone (I) with 4-chloro-1-methylpiperidine (II) in the presence of NaH in hot DMF.
An alternative procedure consisted in the Mitsunobu coupling of pyridazinone (I) with 4-hydroxy-1-methylpiperidine (III) in the presence of either diisopropyl- or diethyl azodicarboxylate and triphenylphosphine