Coupling of N-Boc-beta-methyltryptophan (I) with N-Cbz-lysine tert-butyl ester (II) using EDC and HOBt afforded dipeptide (III). Selective deprotection of the Boc group of (III) with methanesulfonic acid gave amine (IV). This was converted to urea (VI) upon treatment with benzimidazolylpiperidine (V) and N,N'-disuccinimidyl carbonate in the presence of diisopropyl ethylamine. The N-carbobenzoxy group of (VI) was finally deprotected by hydrogenolysis over Pd/C.