Condensation of 4,4-bis(4-fluorophenyl)butyl bromide (I) with potassium phthalimide (II) in hot DMF yielded the substituted phthalimide (III). Deprotection of the phthalimido group of (III) to give primary amine (IV) was effected by treatment with NaBH4, followed by methanolic HCl. Subsequent coupling of (IV) with N-Boc-N-methyl-L-leucine (V) by means of O-benzotriazol-1-yl-N,N,N',N'-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate furnished amide (VI). Finally, the Boc group of (VI) was deprotected using trifluoroacetic acid in CH2Cl2 and treated with HCl.