LSA synthesis

[zephler]

Anyone have a good overview of a synth of lysergic acid?
I've been looking into coupling agents (like DCC) but this step seems only nessary to form LSD itself
(instead of POCl3).

[Rhodium]

There are loads of references for this at my page.

http://rhodium.lycaeum.org/chemistry/lsdsyn.txt

for example.

Search for DCC in the serious chem forum at the ol board and you will find a nice discussion of different coupling agents.

http://rhodium.lycaeum.org

[zephler]

awesome, Rhodium! Those references give me a royal hard on but I wonder where I could find some actual copies of the writtings themselves...hmmm maybe local university library?

[Rhodium]

Exactly. The university library is where its at.

http://rhodium.lycaeum.org