The invention discloses a preparation method of 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-[(1S,4S)-4-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-1-yl]-
acetamide. The preparation method comprises the following steps: performing asymmetric reduction on 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-[(S)-4-carbonyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-1-yl]-
acetamide under the action of chiral oxazaborolidine derivative and
borane-
methyl sulfide to obtain a 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-[(1S,4S)-4-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-1-yl]-
acetamide reaction solution; after the reaction ends, adding diluted
hydrochloric acid for
quenching, filtering, pulping with water, and carrying out
solid drying to obtain a pure product, wherein the yield is 95.0% or higher, the purity is 99.0% or higher, and the ee% value is 99.0% or higher. According to the preparation method disclosed by the invention, the asymmetric reduction is carried out under the combined action of chiral oxazaborolidine derivative and
borane-
methyl sulfide, the reaction is simple in operation, the preparation period is shortened, the manufacturing cost is reduced, the generation of
solid waste and
solid water is greatly reduced, the preparation method is beneficial for
environmental protection, and the investment of an enterprise for the disposal of waste is reduced.