Tolazamide is an oral blood glucose lowering drug used for people with Type 2 diabetes. It is part of the sulfonylurea family (ATC A10BB).
Synthesis
para-Toluenesulfonamide is converted to its carbamate with ethyl chloroformate in the presence of a base. Heating that intermediate with 1-amino-azepane leads to the displacement of the ethoxy group and the formation of tolazemide:
Azepane proper would lead to [13078-23-4].
References
External links
- "Tolazamide". Medline Plus. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
