The known imidazoindenopyrazinone (I) was converted to oxime (II) by treatment with isoamyl nitrite and NaH. Subsequent reduction of oxime (II) by means of zinc and AcOH produced acetamide (III), which was hydrolyzed to amine (IV) upon refluxing in 2 N HCl. After protection of amine (IV) as the N-Boc derivative (V), alkylation with 1-bromo-3-chloropropane (VI) in the presence of NaH gave rise to the spiro derivative (VII). Deprotection of the Boc group of (VII) to give amine (VIII) was effected by treatment with trifluoroacetic acid. Finally, Eschweiler-Clarke reductive alkylation of (VIII) with formaldehyde and formic acid furnished the desired N-methyl derivative.