“…The methoxyl group of ld was exchanged for an acetoxyl group using sulfuric acid in acetic anhydride [12], to give compound 2a, predominantly as the or-isomer, in 78% yield. The acetoxyl group of 2a was then replaced with an azido group in 83% yield, using trimethylsilyl azide in the presence of tin(IV) chloride [13], yielding 2b. Hydrogenation of the azido group of 2b gave the amine 2e (76%), and reaction of 2e with succinic anhydride gave the final product 2d, largely as the/3-isomer, in 84% yield, and ready for incorporation into peptides using standard SPPS.…”