Experiments towards the synthesis of the ergot alkaloids and related structures. Part 8. The total synthesis of 4-methyl-2,3,4,4a,5,6-hexahydrobenzo[f]quinoline-2-carbonitrile hydrochloride hemihydrate, an immediate precursor of the despyrrole analogues of lysergic acid and its amides - Bowman, Mark A E; Bowman, Ralph E; Davies, Roy V; Haran, Gerry; Harris, Paul J; Smith, H John; Steele, Robert W; Walker, Nigel; Whiting, Keith (Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry, 2002)
Keywords: Amides - chemistry; Crystallography, X-Ray; Ergot Alkaloids - chemical synthesis; Lysergic Acid - chemistry; Molecular Structure; Pyrroles; Quinolines - chemical synthesis; Stereoisomerism