The toxicity and tumor affinity of 5-fluorouracil (1) have been modified by the introduction of a carbamoyl group. Carbamoylation by three general methods were studied extensively:(i) The reaction of 1 with isocyanate,(ii) the reaction of 1-chloroformyl-5-fluorouracil with amine, and (iii) the reaction of 1 with carbamoyl chloride. These three methods usually give 1- carbamoyl-5-fluorouracils (2). 3-Carbamoyl-5-fluorouracils were not obtained by any ...