Synthesis and antileukemic activity of 1-methyl-2,5-diphenyl-3,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)-, 1,2,3-triphenyl-4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-, and 1-methyl-2,3-diphenyl-4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)pyrrole bis(N-methylcarbamate).

The syntheses for the bis(N-methylcarbamates) 3, 4a, 4b, and 5 are described. All four compounds were active in the in vivo P388 lymphocytic leukemia assay, with 3 being the most active.