The invention relates to a preparation method of (S)-
flurbiprofen with high optical purity. The method comprises the following steps: by taking racemic
flurbiprofen as a
raw material, reacting with a resolving agent in a
solvent to obtain optically pure
diastereomer salt; the obtained
diastereomer salt is recrystallized and purified by a
solvent, so that the optical purity is further improved; acidifying the purified
diastereomer, and filtering or extracting with an
organic solvent to obtain a crude product (S)-
flurbiprofen; and completely dissolving the crude product (S)-flurbiprofen with a benign
solvent, adding pure water, and recrystallizing to obtain the (S)-flurbiprofen with high optical purity. The resolving agent required by the preparation method is novel, cheap and easy to obtain, the resolving effect is good, the
enantiomeric excess is greater than or equal to 98.0%, the yield is high, the cost is low, the operation is simple, step-by-step amplification from the 10 g level to the hectogram level to the
kilogram level is completed, the process is reproducible, and the amplification feasibility is realized.