N6-Acetyl-P-hydroxyL-ornithine (l), the key constituent of several microbial siderophores, has been synthesized in 23% yield overall from N-Cbz-L-glutamic acid 1-tert-butyl ester (6) derived from L-glutamic acid. Reduction of 6 to 7 and treatment with N-[(trichloroethoxy) carbonyl]-0-benzylhydroxylamine (8), and diethyl azodicartmxylate and triphenylphosphine followed by deprotection produced the protected M-acetyl-N6-hydroxy-L-omithme ...