This invention relates to a method for preparing 6-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-B]
pyridine-5,7-dione and its application. The method for preparing 6-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-B]
pyridine-5,7-dione involves reacting (1R,6S)-8-benzyl-7,9-dioxo-2,8-diazabicyclo[4,3,0]
nonane in an
organic solvent under
blue light irradiation with the aid of a
photosensitizer and an
oxidizing agent to obtain 6-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6H-pyrrolo[3,4-B]
pyridine-5,7-dione. This preparation method not only has mild
reaction conditions, short reaction time, simple operation, and environmental friendliness, but also has high product conversion rate and good selectivity. It can be used for large-scale industrial production and can be better applied to the synthesis of
moxifloxacin, thereby improving the
utilization rate of raw materials in the synthesis of
moxifloxacin.