Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Total Synthesis through Palladium-Catalyzed Bis-Cyclization of Bromoallenes

Chapter 3 Total Synthesis through Palladium-Catalyzed Bis-Cyclization of Propargyl Chlorides and Carbonates

Chapter 4 Palladium-Catalyzed Domino Cyclization of Amino Allenes Bearing a Bromoindolyl Group and Its Application to Total Synthesis of Ergot Alkaloids

Chapter 5 Total Synthesis of (+)-Lysergic Acid, (+)-Lysergol, and (+)-Isolysergol

Chapter 6 Conclusions