. . . "a) providing a linear peptide having the first sequence Boc-D-Phe-Cys(Trt)-Phe-D-Trp-Lys(Boc)-Thr(tBu)-Cys(Trt)-2Cl-trityl-R, wherein R is a polymer insoluble in dichloromethane or dimethylformamide; b) treating the first sequence with an acid to obtain Boc-D-Phe-Cys(Trt)-Phe-D-Trp-Lys(Boc)-Thr(tBu)-Cys(Trt)OH; c) obtaining (2,7 cyclic) Boc-D-Phe-Cys(Trt)-Phe-D-Trp-Lys(Boc)-Thr(tBu)-Cys(Trt)-Throl" .