The condensation of 2-(4-aminophenyl)ethanol (I) with ethyl 2-bromoacetate (II) by means of K2CO3 in DMF gives 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenylamino]acetic acid ethyl ester (III), which is chlorinated with t-butyl hypochlorite in dichloromethane to yield the 2,6-dichlorophenyl derivative (IV). The bromination of (IV) by means of PPh3 and CBr4 in dichloromethane affords the 2-bromoethyl derivative (V), which is condensed with (1R,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-propanol (VI) by means of DIEA in hot DMF to provide the ethyl ester precursor (VII). Finally, this compound is hydrolyzed with aq. 1N NaOH to give the target N-phenylglycine derivative.