The invention relates to a preparation method of
racecadotril. The method comprises the following steps: (1) enabling
thioacetic acid to react with 2-benzylacrylic acid to prepare an intermediate 3-acetyl mercapto-2-benzyl
propanoic acid; (2) carrying out amidation on the intermediate 3-acetyl
thiol-2-
glycin benzyl propionic acid and
glycine benzyl ester p-toluenesulfonate salt under existence of a catalyst to generate the
racecadotril. By adopting the method, the
racecadotril with high yield and purity can be obtained, the defect of the original technology is compensated,
pollution is reduced, and the cost is reduced.
Thioacetic acid is used as a
solvent and is also used as a reaction
reagent, reaction process is simple and rapid, few reagents are used, and the purity and the yield are greater than or equal to 95%; EDCI or DCC is selected as a condensation
reagent; a mixed
solvent is used for
crystallization, the influence on product yield is small, and
impurity removal effect is good; the overall technology adopts a one-step to synthetize, simple, efficient, high in
atom economy, more green and environment-friendly, and the racecadotril product which is high in yield, and accords with the EP
quality standard can be obtained.