The invention belongs to the technical field of
organic synthesis, and particularly relates to an improved
gemfibrozil intermediate preparation method which comprises the following steps: S1, adding
metal lithium and
diisopropylamine into an
organic solvent, cooling to 0-5 DEG C, adding a catalyst, carrying out ultrasonic-assisted reaction, heating to 8 DEG C, and continuing ultrasonic treatment; and S2, after the reaction of the
metal lithium in the step S1 is finished, controlling the
system temperature, then slowly dropwise adding isobutyl isobutyrate, carrying out heat-preservation stirring, dropwise adding 1, 3-bromochloropropane or 1, 3-
dibromopropane, carrying out a heat-preservation reaction after the dropwise adding is finished, carrying out a
quenching reaction after the reaction is finished, carrying out liquid separation, washing with water, carrying out reduced pressure
distillation on an organic phase, and collecting fractions, thereby obtaining the product. According to the preparation method provided by the invention, by optimizing
reaction conditions and a post-treatment process, the process flow is simplified, the generation of byproducts and impurities is effectively reduced, the final product is ensured to be high in purity and few in impurities, and the yield is high and can reach 95% or above.