6,7-Dimethoxytryptamine 11 was converted into the homoannular diene 19 whic
h underwent a Diels-Alder reaction with acryloyl chloride to give 20. Subse
quent radical decarboxylation in the presence of (PhSe)(2) provided 22, whi
ch was converted into (+/-)-lahadinine B 1 and (+/-)-11-methoxykopsilongine
2, thus confirming their structures. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All ri
ghts reserved.