does this patent fix the HBWR>LA question?

[mycelium]

Process for the preparation of lysergic acid esters - Schering Aktiengesellschaft

A process for preparing lysergic acid esters of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl of up to 3 carbon atoms, comprises reacting corresponding lysergic acid or isolysergic acid amides with correspo

www.freepatentsonline.com

This is turning lysergic acid amide into the ester, which can be hydrolyzed to lysergic acid.

Just wondering, I'm not a chemist but I can do math, and this looks like 2+2=4

 

[mycelium]

Yes, I think it does...
Oh, I'm answering myself. Wow
Everyone asks this, how to make LSD from morning glory or hbwr
Shulgin statednin TiHKAL that "strong base treatment" can knock the amide off of the top to make lysergic acid but didn't mention which base, and another thing I read had mentioned ammonium hydroxide as a base in this.
But this is more specific and definitely nice to read ..

 

[HerrHaber]

practically it's chasing the rainbow described by my grandmother that idk what it looks like