Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for the preparation of sulfinpyrazone, which is produced in two steps with a total yield of 48%, wherein thiophenol as the starting material is electrocatalytically coupled with dichloroethane to obtain 2-chloroethyl phenyl sulfoxide, which then undergoes a substitution reaction with 1,2-diphenyl-3,5-pyrazolidinedione to produce sulfinpyrazone. Compared with the prior art, the present method is characterized by high yield, short steps, less three wastes, good chemical selectivity, no need to use strong bases and oxidants, safe and simple operation, and easy to realize industrial production.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of drug synthesis, and discloses a method for the preparation of trans-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-(3-hydroxy-2-piperidinyl)-2-propanone as an intermediate of halofuginone. In the preparation method according to the present disclosure, for the first time, trans-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-(3-hydroxy-2-piperidinyl)-2-propanone as shown in Formula I is obtained from amino-substituted pentanal and a thiazolyl sulfoxide compound as raw materials by Mislow-Evans rearrangement reaction and subsequent Lewis acid catalysis. The method for the preparation of trans-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-(3-hydroxy-2-piperidinyl)-2-propanone as an intermediate of halofuginone according to the present disclosure has high yields and stable qualities, provides a new reference route for the synthesis of trans-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-(3-hydroxy-2-piperidinyl)-2-propanone, avoids the reduction of pyridine, and overcomes the disadvantage of requiring the use of an expensive metal catalyst Rh/A1203.