ABSTRACT: The syntheses and structures of (3aRS,4RS,9aSR)-3-oxo-2-(2-phenyl-eth-yl)-2,3,3a,4,9,9a-hexa-hydro-1H-benzo[f]iso-indole-4-carb-oxy-lic acid, C21H21NO3 (I), (3aRS,4RS,9aSR)-3-oxo-2-(propan-2-yl)-2,3,3a,4,9,9a-hexa-hydro-1H-benzo[f]iso-indole-4-carb-oxy-lic acid, C16H19NO3 (II) and (4RS)-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3,4,9-tetra-hydro-1H-benzo[f]iso-indole-4-carb-oxy-lic acid, C19H15NO3 (III), are described. Compound (I) crystallizes with two mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit. In the extended structures of (I), (II) and (III) the mol-ecules are linked by Oc-H⋯Oi (c = carb-oxy-lic acid, i = indol