The invention discloses a method for preparing
vinpocetine intermediate gamma-hydroxypropyl-
ethylmalonic acid, and belongs to the
chemical industry synthesis field. The preparation method comprises the following steps: 1, adding
sodium hydride into an
organic solvent, adding 2-ethyl diethylmalonate and 1-bromo-3-chloropropane, extracting by using
ethyl acetate, and carrying out reduced pressure concentration of a
solvent to obtain gamma-chloropropyl-ethyl diethylmalonate; and 2, adding gamma-chloropropyl-ethyl diethylmalonate to an
ethanol-water
solvent of
sodium hydroxide, refluxing, adding a proper amount of water, adjusting the pH value to 1 by using concentrated
hydrochloric acid, crystallizing, and carrying out pumping
filtration to obtain a white
solid gamma-hydroxypropyl-
ethylmalonic acid, wherein a
molar ratio of 2-ethyl diethylmalonate to 1-bromo-3-chloropropane to
sodium hydride in step 1 is 1:1-1.2:1-1.3; and a
reaction temperature in the step 1 is 10-40DEG C, and a reaction time of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane, 2-ethyl diethylmalonate and 1-bromo-3-chloropropane is 8-15h. The intermediate is gamma-hydroxypropyl-
ethylmalonic acid, and the preparation method has the advantages of cheap and easily available raw materials, low cost, short reaction steps, simple operation, good product quality, and benefit for protecting the green resource.