AbstractTwo preparations of the enantiomers of 2 are described. The first makes use of the chromatographic separation of the diastereomeric amides 6a and 6b. Standard hydrolysis of these amides caused racemization, so a milder sequence was developed which utilized carbonyldiimidazole and 1 equivalent of 1NLiOH. The second preparation involved classical resolution of 9 with (−)‐cinchonidine. Subsequent transformations of this substrate involved ester formation, Friedel–Crafts acylation, and ester hydrolysis, all without racemization. The most notable of these reactions was the use of EtAlCl2in the Friedel–Crafts step, which provided a mild acylation of 10. This second preparation affords a high yield, mild process for the potential preparation of kilogram quantities of (