Patent ID: 7777031

Claim:
A method of making a compound of Formula (II): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, comprising: reacting a compound of formula (7-1): with a compound of formula (B3): in the presence of at least one equivalent of a first base, in a first organic solvent, to give a compound of Formula (II); wherein R 1 is saturated monocyclic cycloalkyl; each R 3 substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of: halo, —C 1-4 alkyl, —OH, —OC 1-4 alkyl, —SC 1-4 alkyl, CN, CONR d R e , and —NO 2 ; where R d and R e are each independently —H or —C 1-4 alkyl; n is 0, 1, 2, or 3; the first base is NaOH, KOH, K 2 CO 3 or Cs 2 CO 3 ; and the first organic solvent is DMF, DMA, DME, DMSO, or acetonitrile, or a mixture thereof.