Glyoxylic acid (II), generated in situ by oxidative cleavage of tartaric acid (I) with sodium periodate, was condensed with deoxyanisoin (III) to provide the aldol adduct (IV). Cyclization of hydroxyacid (IV) with hydrazine gave rise to the hydroxy dihydropyridazinone (V), which was further dehydrated to (VI) upon treatment with p-toluenesulfonic acid in refluxing benzene. Finally, alkylation of pyridazinone (VI) with 4-chlorocinnamyl chloride (VII) in the presence of potassium carbonate furnished the title compound.