Both diastereomers of the side-chain model (2) and C9-C25 fragment (3) of the B2 selective Bradykinin inhibitor L-755,807 have been prepared and their C-13 data compared to those of the natural product and those theoretically predicted by a combination of molecular mechanics and SOS-DFPT/IGLO calculations. The data suggest that the relative configuration of the C23 and C24 methyl groups is syn. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.