The condensation of 2-methylcyclohexanone (I) with 2-thienyl lithium (II) or 2-thienylmagnesium bromide (III) gives cyclohexanol (IV) as a diastereomeric mixture, which was treated with Na-N3 in trichloroacetic acid to yield the azide (V). The reduction of (V) with LiAlH4 or RaNi/iPr-OH affords the corresponding amine (VI), preferentially with the cis-configuration. Finally, this compound is condensed with 1,5-dibromopentane (VII) by means of K2CO3 in acetonitrile to provide the target compound as a diastereomeric mixture. The separation of the cis- and trans- racemates has been performed by HPLC. The optical resolution was performed by a cumbersome crystallization process using CSA and di-p-toluoyltartaric acid.