| 1. Introduction | 798 | |
| 2. Mechanism of Action | 799 | |
| 3. Elucidation of Prodrug Activation | 800 | |
| 3.1. The Chemistry of MTZ and ETZ | 801 | |
| 4. Kinetic Considerations | 805 | |
| 4.1 Prodrug Activation Kinetics | 805 | |
| 4.2. Ultimate Electrophile Lifetime | 807 | |
| 5. Temozolomide Co-crystals | 807 | |
| 6. Synthesis of Temozolomide and the Imidazotetrazine Core | 810 | |
| 7. Synthesis of Structural Analogues | 817 | |
| 7.1. Alternative Cores | 817 | |
| 7.2. 6- and 8-Analogues | 819 | |
| 7.3. 3-Analogues | 822 | |
| 8. Design of MGMT/MMR-Independent Anti-Cancer Agents | 825 | |
| 8.1. Introduction to NGP Analogues | 826 | |
| 8.2. Synthesis of Novel N-Linked Imidazotetrazine Dimers | 828 | |
| 8.3. Properties and Activity of N-Linked Compounds | 829 | |
| 9. Conclusions | 931 | |