This invention discloses a method for preparing
sodium houttuynia cordata, comprising the following steps: adding
sodium methoxide and
toluene to a reaction vessel, heating, then slowly adding nonanone and
ethyl formate, and after the addition is complete, reacting with a gradient cooling process, and post-
processing to obtain an aqueous phase containing intermediate I; adding the aqueous phase containing intermediate I and
toluene to the reaction vessel, stirring, cooling, and rapidly introducing liquid
sulfur dioxide, continuously stirring and reacting at 0-10°C for 5-15 minutes, cooling, and filtering to obtain crude
sodium houttuynia cordata. The preparation method of this invention directly introduces liquid
sulfur dioxide during the sulfonation reaction, greatly shortening the
process time, while achieving high product yield and purity, and requiring less
sulfur dioxide. Furthermore, in the post-
processing of sodium
houttuynia cordata, adding
toluene to the reaction solution beforehand can effectively transfer the generated impurities to the toluene; recrystallization using a 50 v / v%
ethanol aqueous solution removes water-soluble and oil-soluble impurities while further reducing the risk of fire and explosion during
centrifuge operation.