Method K. Preparation of 3-Phenyl-5, 7-dihydro-S, 5, 7, 7-tetramethylfuro [3, 4c] pyridazine Hydrochloride (&). Using a condenser equipped with a Dean-Stark trap, a mixture of 4- hydroxy-4-(phenylethynyl)-2, 5-dihydro-2, 2, 5, 5-tetramethyl-furan-3 (W-one (2.58 g, 10 mmol), hydrazine (0.32 g, 10 mmol), and pTsOH. H20 (0.19 g, 1" 01) was heated in refluxing toluene (50 mL) for 18 h. After cooling and neutralization with NaHC03, the solution was ...