The invention belongs to the field of
pharmacy, and particularly relates to a preparation method of
terbutaline. The method comprises: S1, adding a compound I and
dichloromethane into a reaction kettle, stirring and dissolving, and then adding anhydride, S2, after the reaction is finished, adding dilute
alkaline water into the
system, fully stirring and washing, collecting a
dichloromethane phase,and carrying out reduced pressure
distillation to obtain a yellow oily matter, namely a compound II, S3, adding the compound II,
ethyl acetate, tert-
butylamine,
sodium hydroxide and an oxidation protective agent into the reaction kettle, and S4, after the reaction in the step S3 is finished, adding
purified water into the
system to wash the reaction solution in the step S3, collecting an
ethyl acetate phase, and carrying out reduced pressure
distillation on the
ethyl acetate phase to obtain
terbutaline. According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the post-reaction treatment difficulty is reduced, so that an intermediate compound is easily separated from a
reaction system, meanwhile, side reactions such as
epoxy bond
hydrolysis are avoided, and the stability and yield of the final product
terbutaline are improved.