Following the procedure described for the preparation of N-((1S)-1-{[((1S)-3-chloro-2-oxo-1-{[(3S)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]methyl}propyl)amino]carbonyl}-3-methylbutyl)-4-methoxy-1H-indole-2-carboxamide but substituting N2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-N1-((1S)-3-chloro-2-oxo-1-{[(3S)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]methyl}propyl)-l-norleucinamide and making no other critical variations provided a crude yellow foam.