Two approaches to prodrugs of alkylating agents based on an imidazolylmethyl carbamate nucleus were explored. A 2-azido analogue (3) of the bis-carbamate carmethizole (1) displayed similar aerobic cytotoxicity to 1 in a panel of human and murine cell lines. Approaches to the 2-amino and 2-carbamoyl analogues are described. In the second approach an imidazolylmethanol was used as a 'trigger'linked via a carbamate to the ...
