The invention relates to
medicine preparation methods, particularly a preparation method of trimebutine, which comprises the following steps: esterifying and amino-methylating 2-amino-2-
phenylbutyric acid which is used as the
raw material, and reducing into 2-(dimethylamino)-2-phenylbutyl
alcohol; and synthesizing trimebutine from the 2-(dimethylamino)-2-phenylbutyl
alcohol and 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid in an
organic solvent by using protonic acid as a catalyst. The invention is characterized in that the esterification and amino-
methylation of the 2-amino-2-
phenylbutyric acid are carried out at the same time to obtain the 2-(dimethylamino)-2-phenylmethyl
butyrate, and
sodium borohydride is used for reduction to obtain the 2-(dimethylamino)-2-phenylbutyl
alcohol. In the invention, the 2-amino-2-
phenylbutyric acid is subjected to esterification and amino-
methylation at the same time, and reduced into alcohol, thereby simplifying the operation, greatly reducing the
production risk, enhancing the reaction yield (up to higher than 80%) and greatly lowering the
raw material cost. In the last preparation step, the protonic acid is added, thereby reducing the feed amount of the 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid and lowering the reaction cost.