The invention provides a method for purifying a 1,3,4,6-
tetra-O-acetyl-2-O-triflat-beta-D-mannopyranose intermediate. The method comprises the following steps: adding a crude 1,3,4,6-tetraacetyl-beta-D-mannopyranose product into mixed liquid containing n-butyl
alcohol and 2-methoxyethanol; heating the crude 1,3,4,6-tetraacetyl-beta-D-mannopyranose product until the crude 1,3,4,6-tetraacetyl-beta-D-mannopyranose product is dissolved; cooling the crude 1,3,4,6-tetraacetyl-beta-D-mannopyranose product until the crude 1,3,4,6-tetraacetyl-beta-D-mannopyranose product is completely crystallized; performing filtering, washing and
drying to obtain the 1,3,4,6-
tetra-O-acetyl-2-O-triflat-beta-D-mannopyranose intermediate, namely a 1,3,4,6-tetraacetyl-beta-D-mannopyranose
crystal. The yield and purity of the 1,3,4,6-tetraacetyl-beta-D-mannopyranose are remarkably improved, so that the problems of low yield and low purity of the synthesized 1,3,4,6-
tetra-O-acetyl-2-O-triflat-beta-D-mannopyranose intermediate namely 1,3,4,6-tetraacetyl-beta-D-mannopyranose in the prior art are solved.