The invention relates to a method for preparing high-purity (4R, 6R)-6-{2-[5-
isopropyl-3-phenyl-2(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(phenylcarbamoyl)-yrrol-1-yl]- ethyl}-2, 2-dimethyl-[1, 3]-dioxane-4-yl-tert-
butyl acetate, which comprises the following steps: step one, [5-methyl-4-
isopropyl-2-phenyl-1(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(phenylcarbamoy1)-1,4-hexanedione](II) and [(4R,6R)-2,2-dimethyl-6-(2-aminoethyl)-[1,3]-dioxane-4-yl-tert-
butyl acetate](III) with a mol ratio of between 0.71 and 1.12 to 1 are weighed, an acid catalyst which is 1.05 to 1.15 times of mol number of the formula (II) is weighed, the mixture is dissolved in a non-hydroxy
solvent which is 3.0 to 4.2 times of the weight of the formula (II) under the protection of
nitrogen and the stirring, and heating
reflux and azeotropic water entrainment are performed until an HPLC shows that the reaction is finished; and second two, the
solvent is removed under vacuum, then a water-isopropanol mixed
solvent with a volume ratio of 2 to 5 is used to recrystallize the mixture, and a key intermediate of synthetic
atorvastatin calcium which has an HPLC purity not less than 99.0 percent and is expressed by the formula (I) is obtained after the pump
filtration and
drying. The method has the advantages of simple process, low
equipment requirement, low cost, convenient and quick
recovery of the solvent, less environmental
pollution, and high product purity.