Ammonia → Terguride

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150 mg (0.31 mmol) of 8α-(3,3-diethylureido)-6-methylergoline-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester is heated in 3 ml of a saturated solution of ammonia in ethylene glycol for 3 hours to 100° C. After dilution with water, the mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate and the organic phase washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The residue is chromatographed over silica gel with methylene chloride/ethanol=8:1. After trituration in ethanol/hexane/ether, 90 mg of 8α-(3,3-diethylureido)-6-methylergoline)-2-carboxylic acid amide is obtained, mp 171°-173° C.

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