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remove the clavine alkaloids present in the seeds.
Two methods will be presented here. Method number one uses
easily available KOH and methanol to cleave the amides to lysergic
acid. Method number two uses hydrazine hydrate, which can be made
from bleach and ammonia according to the directions in the previous
chapter. The first method gives about 50% yield, while the yield in the
second method is better. Both methods give a mixture of regular and
iso lysergic acid, leading to mixtures of regular and iso-LSD. This
makes the chromatographic separation procedure a must for all
methods using the lysergic produced according to the directions given
here.
Method One
Ten grams of lysergic amides extracted from the crops are dissolved in
200 ml of methanol containing 11 grams KOH. The methanol is
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then removed at once by distillation under a vacuum. To the residue in
the flask, then add 200 ml of an 8% solution of KOH in water. This
mixture should then be heated on a steam bath for one hour.
Next, the reaction mixture should be cooled, and sulfuric acid
added to it until it reaches pH 3. This results in the precipitation of
crude lysergic acid having a dark color.
The acid solution should next be extracted several times with
ether. These extractions remove a lot of the lopped off portions of the
lysergic amides, and lighten up the color of the lysergic acid. The acid
suspension should next be filtered to yield dark colored crude crystals of
lysergic acid.
These crude crystals should be transferred to a beaker, and taken up
in solution with two 200 ml portions of ethyl alcohol containing a few
mis of strong ammonia. The residue which does not dissolve is
inorganic, and can be discarded.
The alcohol solution of lysergic acid should be evaporated to
dryness under a vacuum. The crystals should be ground quickly while
soaking for a short period of time in 50 ml methanol to remove
colored impurities, then filtered. This yields about 2Y2 grams lysergic
acid. It should be dried in a vacuum dessicator, then stored in the
freezer. The lysergic acid even after vacuum-drying holds one
molecule of water as part of the crystal structure. This is not a
problem if the method given in Chapter 6 is used. Other synthesis
methods require the removal of this water of crystallization, and it is
tough. A vacuum of 2 mm Hg and a temperature of 140° C is needed to
remove it. Such methods are best avoided if possible. Reference: Journal
of Biological Chemistry, Volume 104, page 547.
Method Two
As mentioned before, this method gives higher yields, and so it is
highly recommended. An increase in yield from 50% to 75%
translates into 50% more LSD produced from the crops. This is wellworth
the hassle involved with scrounging up or making some
hydrazine hydrate.
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