The invention discloses a synthesis method of metaraminol bitartrate, and in particular provides a method for synthesizing metaraminol bitartrate by using a chiral
catalysis method. The synthesis method comprises the steps: catalyzing a chiral
addition reaction of hydroxybenzaldehyde and
nitroethane by using a chiral catalyst
system consisting of cinchona
alkaloid,
copper acetate
hydrate and less
imidazole to obtain an addition product with a dominant required
spatial configuration, and then reducing nitro by using
hydrogen in the presence of Pd-C to obtain amine to obtain aramine, and salifying the aramine with L(+)-
tartaric acid to obtain a final product metaraminol bitartrate. According to the synthesis method, an
enzyme catalyst is prevented from being used, a
raw material of the synthesis reaction is easily available, the chiral catalyst is easily purchased or prepared self, the synthesis steps are relatively less, the chiral control efficiency is higher, the enantioselectivity is high, the yield is good, the reaction operation is easily controlled, and is safe and reliable, and the foundation is laid for the later industrialized amplification production.