METHOD OF PREPARING ERGOLINE DERIVATIVES

New ergoline derivatives are disclosed which are compounds of formula (I) having the structure: (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen or methoxy; R2 is hydrogen or methyl; and X is hydroxy, R3COO, S-R4 or NR5R6 in which R3 is a straight or branched alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, unsubstituted- or substituted-phenyl, the substituents being selected from the class consisting of chlorine, bromine, alkyl or alkoxy having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl containing from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, or a heterocycle; R4 is phenyl or a heterocycle, and R5 and R6 are alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or together with the N atom to which they are attached, forming a heterocycle. The heterocycle may be a 5- or 6-membered ring which contains from 1 to 3 hetero atoms selected from the class consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur, and may be saturated or unsaturated, and unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, hydroxy, nitro, amino, CONHNH2 and COOH.