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The reaction of 5-phenylpentanal (I) with triethyl 2-phosphonopropionate (II) by means of NaOEt in THF gives ethyl 2-methyl-7-phenyl-2(E)-heptenoate (III), which is hydrolyzed with NaOH in methanol/water to the corresponding free acid (IV). The reaction of (IV) with 4-methoxythiophenol (V) in hot piperidine affords 3-(4-methoxyphenylsulfanyl)-2-methyl-7-phenylheptanoic acid (VI), which by reaction first with oxalyl chloride, then with O-trimethylsilylhydroxylamine (VII) in dichloromethane, and finally with HCl is converted into the hydroxamic acid (VIII). Finally, this compound is oxidized with oxone in methanol/water to provide the target compound as mixture of diastereomeric racemates that is separated by reversed phase HPLC.