The invention discloses S, S-3, 6-octanediol and a preparation method thereof.The preparation method comprises the steps that 3, 6-octanedione serves as a
raw material, a
system with isopropanol as a reaction medium is established, and a product with S, S-3, 6-octanediol is obtained through a reaction of coenzyme and ketoreductase; the preparation method mainly comprises the following operation steps:
raw material pretreatment, double-
enzyme cascade coenzyme
catalysis, by-product post-treatment and
recovery, and product purification and
crystallization. In the step of double-
enzyme cascade coenzyme
catalysis, ketoreductase and isopropanol
dehydrogenase are adopted for concerted
catalysis; 3, 6-octanedione is catalyzed by the ketoreductase to be reduced into S, S-3, 6-octanediol, and the S, S-3, 6-octanediol is converted into NAD < + > by means of NADH; the isopropanol
dehydrogenase converts isopropanol into
acetone and converts NAD < + > into NADH at the same time, so that regeneration of the coenzyme is realized. According to the preparation method disclosed by the invention, the process of S, S-3, 6-octylene glycol is simplified, meanwhile, the separation cost is reduced, and the purity and chiral purity of S, S-3, 6-octylene glycol are improved.