This invention relates to a chiral preparation method for
florfenicol. Specifically, the method uses p-methylsulfonylbenzaldehyde and
glycine ester as starting materials, and synthesizes the key chiral intermediate I through an asymmetric
aldol reaction process under the action of a
pyridinium salt carbonyl catalyst. Subsequently, through reduction, cyclization, fluorination, and
hydrolysis ring-opening reactions, the chiral product
florfenicol is obtained. Compared with existing technologies, this invention utilizes the strong catalytic ability of small-molecule
pyridinium salt carbonyl catalysts, starting from inexpensive and readily available raw materials, to efficiently control the
stereoselectivity of the
aldol reaction process, highly selectively constructing the two chiral centers on the
florfenicol structure, obtaining the desired chiral configuration, and finally synthesizing florfenicol. The preparation method of this invention is simple, rapid, and efficient.