Process for the preparation of etoposide phosphate and intermediate thereof

摘要

An etoposide phosphate represented by the formula <IMAGE> (1) is prepared by blocking the hydroxyl groups of the saccharide moiety of etoposide with halogenoacetyl groups, thereafter phosphorylating the 4'-position, and removing the halogenoacetyl groups from the obtained phosphate in the presence of an amine. This process can give the objective etoposide phosphate in a higher yield than that of the prior art to enable the industrial mass-production thereof.