Atofluding can be prepared by several similar ways: a) Acylation of 5-fluorouracil (I) with acetic anhydride in refluxing pyridine gives 1-acetyl-5-fluorouracil (II), which is then acylated with 2-methylbenzoyl chloride (V) by means of either TEA in dioxane at room temperature or pyridine in dioxane at 80 C. b) Acylation of 5-fluorouracil (I) with 2-methylbenzoyl chloride (V) in pyridine at room temperature yields 5-fluoro-3-(2-methylbenzoyl)uracil (III), which is then acylated with acetic anhydride at 80 C or with acetic anhydride by means of TEA in cooled dioxane. c) Acylation of 5-fluorouracil (I) with acetyl chloride by means of TEA in dioxane at room temperature provides 1,3-diacetyl-5-fluorouracil (IV), which is then acytated with 2-methylbenzoyl chloride (V) by means of TEA in dioxane.