The invention provides a preparation method for S-(-)-1,1-diphenyl-1,2-propylene glycol, which belongs to the field of organic synthesis. The method comprises the following steps: with bromobenzene and magnesium as raw materials and iodine as a catalyst, preparing a Grignard reagent in an organic solvent through a Grignard reaction; with ethyl lactate as a raw material, subjecting ethyl lactate and the Grignard reagent to an addition reaction in the organic solvent under the protection of nitrogen; adding water after the reaction is finished, adjusting a pH value with inorganic acid, carrying out extraction and layering and collecting an organic layer for concentration; and carrying out recrystallization in an organic dissolvent so as to obtain S-(-)-1,1-diphenyl-1,2-propylene glycol. The organic solvent used in the method is an ether, namely, one selected from the group consisting of diethyl ether, butyl ether, amyl ether, tetrahydrofuran and dioxane, reaction temperature is 20 to 70 DEG C, and reaction time is 2 to 6 h, and a mol ratio of bromobenzene to magnesium to iodine is 1: 0.9-1.2: 0.001-0.002. According to the invention, the raw materials are easily available, cost is low, operation in reaction process is clear, the product S-(-)-1,1-diphenyl-1,2-propylene glycol has good purity and higher yield, the method is suitable for industrial production, and production efficiency is improved.