The present invention discloses a process for the synthesis of a compound according to formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein - R is a bicycloalkyl group, preferably an unsubstituted bicycloalkyl group. The process the following steps, preferably performed sequential in time, I. asymmetric ring opening of a carbic anhydride, preferably cis-5-
Norbornene-endo-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride or (3aR,4S,7R,7aS)-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7- methanoisobenzofuran-1,3-dione, yielding (1S,2R,3S,4R)-3- (methoxycarbonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-
carboxylic acid, II. epimerizing of (1S,2R,3S,4R)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-
carboxylic acid yielding (1S,2R,3R,4R)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene- 2-
carboxylic acid, III. hydrogenating (1S,2R,3R,4R)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2- carboxylic acid yielding (1R,2R,3R,4S)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]
heptane-2- carboxylic acid, IV. decarboxylating (1R,2R,3R,4S)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]
heptane-2- carboxylic acid yielding methyl (1S,2S,4R)-bicyclo[2.2.1]
heptane-2-
carboxylate, V. hydrolysing methyl (1S,2S,4R)-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-
carboxylate yielding (1S,2S,4R)-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, VI.
coupling (1S,2S,4R)-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylic acid with a
benzylamine, preferably substituted with a
substituent selected from the group consisting of heteroatoms, in particular F, SF5, CF3 or OCF3, or an
alkyl group, in particular an ethyl-, methyl- or propyl-group, yielding a compound according to formula (I), and VII. optionally crystallising of the compound according to formula (I).