The invention belongs to the field of compound preparation, and specifically discloses a preparation method of an anti-tumor
medicine chlorambucil. The preparation method comprises the steps of performing a Vilsmeier reaction on a
raw material N,N-dihydroxyethylaniline and
phosphorus oxychloride and DMF so as to prepare 4-[bi(2-chloroethyl)amino]
benzaldehyde, then performing a witting reaction on4-[bi(2-chloroethyl)amino]
benzaldehyde and methoxymethyl triphenylphosphonium
chloride so as to prepare 4-[bi(2-chloroethyl)amino]-BETA-methoxystyrene, reacting under an acid condition so as to obtain4-[bi(2-chloroethyl)amino]
phenylacetaldehyde, and finally, reacting with Meldrum's acid in
triethylamine and
formic acid systems so as to prepare a target product. The
raw material N,N-dihydroxyethylaniline is cheap, has a wide source and is easy to obtain; the whole reaction process has high yield, production conditions are mild, the steps are short, and
post treatment and purification are easyto operate, so that the preparation method is applicable to commercial large scale production, and meets the rapidly growing market demands.