The invention belongs to a synthesis method of
bupivacaine. The method comprises: adding 2 piperidinecarboxylicacid into aqueous alkali, dropwise adding Cbz and
alkaline water, after finishing dropwise adding at normal temperature, reacting for 12 hours, after reaction, extracting with
diethyl ether, washing a
water layer to be weak-acid with 18% of diluted
hydrochloric acid, extracting with the
diethyl ether again, combining an
diethyl ether layer,
drying and filtering, and concentrating to obtain a dried product; adding the dried product into a DMF
solvent, then adding a catalyst for reaction for 1 hour at normal temperature, then adding 2,6-
dimethylaniline, reacting for 18hours at normal temperature, adding water and
ethyl acetate for washing, taking an
organic layer,
drying and filtering, and concentrating to obtain a dried concentrated product; adding the dried concentrated product into a
solvent, then adding a catalyst, pressurizing and introducing
hydrogen, filtering after reaction and concentrating to obtain a dried product; adding the product in the above step into a
solvent, dropwise adding bromo-n-
butane at normal temperature, after dropwise adding, rising temperature to 80 DEG C for reacting for 12 hours, adding diluted
hydrochloric acid, slowing cooling to normal temperature, and crystallizing, filtering and
drying to obtain the product. The synthesis method has the advantages of higher yield, smaller
pollution and low
equipment requirement.