3-Pyrroline (I) was protected with di-tert-buyl dicarbonate to give N-Boc-pyrroline (II), which was then epoxidized with meta-chloroperbenzoic acid. The resulting epoxide (III) was opened with sodium azide in aqueous MeOH to yield trans-azidoalcohol (IV). Subsequent reduction of the azide (IV) to aminoalcohol (V) was effected by hydrogenation over Pd/C (1). Condensation of the racemic trans-aminoalcohol (V) with N-Cbz-L-leucine (VI) in the presence of EDC and HOBt provided amide (VII) as a diastereomeric mixture. The N-Boc group of (VII) was then deprotected with HCl in EtOAc, and the resulting amine (VIII) was coupled with another N-Cbz-L-leucine (VI) unit to give (IX). Oxidation of the alcohol group of (IX) to the target ketone was accomplished with Jones reagent in acetone. The diastereomeric mixture was separated by reverse phase-HPLC, however the diastereomers were not configurationally stable and reequilibrated spontaneusly to the original mixture.