Alternative syntheses of the antitumlur drug temozolomide avoiding the use of methyl isocyanate
Abstract
Ethyl (8-carbamoyl-3,4-dihydro-4-oxoimidazo[5,1,-d]-1,2,3,5-tetrazin-3-yl)acetate 5 can be prepared by two rotes starting from 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide 2; hydrolysis of 5 to the coressponding carbozylic acid 6 followed by Barton radical decraboxylation gives the antitumour imidazotetrazinone temozolomied 1.