We herein report the synthesis of 2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-azaazulene (8) by a Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction between 2-chloro-1-azaazulene and 2-methoxyphenylboronic acid and also by the condensation of tropone and the ylide derived from 1-(o-methoxyphenacyl)pyridinium iodide. Demethylation of 8 afforded the title compound 6. X-ray crystallographic analysis of 6 provided evidence for an intramolecular