1-Methyl-lumilysergic acid

Preparation of 1-Methyl Lumilysergol-10-Methyl Ether To a boiling suspension of 2 grams of lithium aluminum hydride in 50 cc of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran, a solution of 1 gram of 1-methyl lumilysergic acid-8-methyl ester-10-methyl ether in 20 cc of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise and the resulting solution is refluxed for a further 2 hours. 

Methyl-lumilysergic acid Lithium aluminum hydride... 

Preparation of 1-Methyl Lumilysergic Acid 8-Methyl Ester-10-Methyl Ether ... 

Into a suspension of 10 grams of 1-methyl-lumilysergic acid in 600 cc of absolute methanol a stream of anhydrous hydrogen chloride is bubbled for 1.5 hours with strong cooling. The stream of hydrogen chloride is stopped and the mixture is allowed to stand for 30 minutes at 0°C, and is evaporated in vacuo to dryness. The residue is taken up with ice-cooled water made alkaline with concentrated ammonia and extracted with chloroform. The combined chloroform extracts are washed first with a 5% aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate, then with water, and are thereafter dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and finally evaporated in vacuo to dryness. 

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