Conversion of amino acid (I) into its methyl ester derivative (II) by means of SOCl2 in MeOH, followed by coupling with ethyl isocyanatoacetate (III) and Et3N in CH2Cl2/THF yields derivative (IV). Cyclization of (IV) by means of H2O/HCl affords hydantoin (V), which reacts with 2-methylthio-2-imidazoline (VI) in an aqueous NaOH solution to provide cyclic guanidine derivative (VII). Treatment of amino acid (VIII) with isobutylene (IX) and H2SO4 in dioxane affords t-Bu ester (X), which then couples with (VII) by means of HOBt and DCC in DMF to furnish derivative (XI). Finally, tert-butyl ester is hydrolyzed by treatment with TFA in the presence of 1,2-dimercaptoethane.