The invention discloses a 1, 2, 3, 4-tetradroquinoline derivative and a method for preparing the same. The method for preparing the1, 2, 3, 4-tetradroquinoline derivative which can be a chemical compound shown by a formula I includes a step of enabling a chemical compound shown in a formula II and hydrogen to carry out reduction reaction under the catalysis effects of HB(C<6>F<5>)<2> and styrene to obtain the chemical compound shown in the formula I. Alternately, the method for preparing the 1, 2, 3, 4-tetradroquinoline derivative which can be an optically active chemical compound shown in a formula I includes a step of enabling the chemical compound shown in the formula II and hydrogen to carry out reduction reaction under the catalysis effects of the HB(C<6>F<5>)<2> and a chemical compound shown in a formula III to obtain the optically active chemical compound shown in the formula I. The 1, 2, 3, 4-tetradroquinoline derivative and the method have the advantages that the HB(C<6>F<5>)<2> and the styrene are used as catalysts, quinoline derivatives with different structures are used as substrates, accordingly, the high-yield all-cis 1, 2, 3, 4-tetradroquinoline derivative can be synthesized, and the stereoselectivity of products can be controlled; alternately, the HB(C<6>F<5>)<2> and chiral diene are used as catalysts, the quinoline derivatives with the different structures are used as the substrates, accordingly, the high-yield optically active 1, 2, 3, 4-tetradroquinoline derivative can be synthesized, and the enantioselectivity of products can be controlled.