The invention provides a method for preparing
lidocaine hydrochloride, and belongs to the technical field of
anesthetic synthesis. The method comprises the following steps: by taking 2,6-
xylenol as a
raw material, Pd / C as a main catalyst and 2,6-dimethylcyclohexanone as a
promoter, performing
liquid phase amination with
ammonia water at high temperature, thereby obtaining a midbody 2,6-
dimethylaniline; enabling
sodium methylate, 2,6-
dimethylaniline and N,N-lignocaine
methyl acetate as raw materials to react at 90-95 DEGC, distilling while reaction is performed to remove
methanol till no
methanol can be evaporated out, continuously reacting for 30 minutes, cooling to the
room temperature, adding
dichloroethane, washing with water, and leaving to stand to layer, thereby obtaining an
organic layer, namely, a
lidocaine based
dichloroethane solution; further adding
hydrochloric acid into the
lidocaine based
dichloroethane solution, adjusting the pH value to be 3.5-4 by using
hydrogen chloride, adding
activated carbon to
reflux for 20-40 minutes, filtering, concentrating the filtrate, cooling, crystallizing, and dying, thereby obtaining
lidocaine hydrochloride. The
lidocaine hydrochloride prepared by using the method is simple in synthesis process and high in product purity, that is, the purity can be greater than 99%, and the total yield is greater than 84%.