(i) Boc-Leu-OH, HATU, NMM, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), 0 °C (64%), (ii) 4 M HCl/dioxane, (iii) HATU, 4-MeO-2-indolecarboxylic acid, NMM, DMF, 0 °C (61%), and (iv) CsF, DMF, carboxylic acid, 60 °C (43–91%).