The invention discloses a method for preparing a beta-
trifluoromethyl substituted
enamine compound from
trifluoromethyl thianthrene salt, which comprises the following steps: by taking the
trifluoromethyl thianthrene salt as a trifluoromethyl source, synthesizing
enamine ester or 4-amino
coumarin from a first component amine and an
electron-deficient terminal
alkyne compound; and synthesizing the beta-trifluoromethyl substituted
enamine compound from the first component and a second component trifluoromethyl
thianthrene salt in two steps. According to the method for preparing the beta-trifluoromethyl substituted enamine compound through two steps, the synthesis method is mild in reaction condition, free of
inert gas protection, capable of being carried out at the
room temperature in the
air atmosphere, good in functional group tolerance and wide in substrate universality, the separation and purification process is easy to operate, and the method is suitable for industrial production. And a target product with high
site selectivity can be generated at a good to excellent yield. According to the synthesis strategy, the reaction steps are effectively shortened, the
atom economy is greatly improved, meanwhile, the cost required by the preparation process is remarkably reduced, and large-scale industrial production can be achieved.