Reagents and conditions: (a) N-Boc-Inp-OH, DIPEA, HBTU in DMF, 80 °C, 80% yield;
(b) TFA/CH2Cl2 1:1, 2 h, quantitative yield;
(c) N-Boc-l-Pip-OH, DIPEA, HBTU in DMF dry,
80 °C, 78% yield; (d) N-Boc-l-Pro-OH,
DIPEA, HBTU in DMF dry, 80 °C, 83% yield; (e) methyl 3-bromopropanoate,
methyl 4-bromobutanoate, or methyl 5-bromopentanoate, DIPEA, in CH3CN dry, 60 °C, overnight, 65–92% yield; (f) LiOH
in THF/H2O (2:1), 0 °C then room temperature, 24 h,
40–60% yield; (g) DIBAL-H (1 M in toluene) in THF dry, 0 °C,
48 h, 57–82% yield.