This invention provides a method for synthesizing milobalin benzylsulfonic acid, comprising the following steps: a chiral
enone undergoes a
condensation reaction with cyanoacetate in the presence of
ammonium acetate to obtain an unsaturated cyano ester; next, the unsaturated cyano ester undergoes a
condensation reaction with
nitromethane to obtain a nitro ester; the nitro ester is then deesterified at high temperature to obtain a chiral nitro
nitrile, which is then reduced to a chiral amino
nitrile; subsequently, the chiral amino
nitrile is hydrolyzed to obtain the
free base of milobalin; finally, the
free base of milobalin is salted with benzylsulfonic acid to obtain milobalin benzylsulfonic acid. This invention stereospecifically constructs a chiral
cyclobutane quaternary carbon center to obtain a chiral nitro ester with a single stereoconfiguration, avoiding the chiral isomer waste generated by chiral isomer resolution, eliminating the need for chiral column separation or
chiral resolution, significantly reducing production costs, and simultaneously avoiding the environmental
pollution caused by residual heavy
metal titanium in the product and
solid waste heavy
metal titanium.