An industrial production method of 
linagliptin.  According to the 
molar ratio, 8-bromo-7-(2-butyne)-3-methylxanthine and 2-chloromethyl-4-methylquinazoline are added to the dipolar aprotic 
organic solvent, and then the base is added  and 
potassium iodide, crystallized, filtered and dried to obtain intermediate I; according to the 
molar ratio, intermediate I and (R)-3-tert-butoxycarbonylaminopiperidine were added to the dipolar aprotic 
organic solvent, and alkali was added to analyze  crystallized, filtered and washed to remove 
inorganic salts, and the 
solvent was removed under reduced pressure to obtain the crude product, which was then crystallized from 
methanol and isopropanol to obtain intermediate II; according to the volume ratio, intermediate II and the deprotection 
reagent were added to the reaction 
solvent, and crystallized to obtain  The crude product was recrystallized with 
ethanol, filtered and dried to obtain the final product of 
linagliptin.  The method of the invention can greatly shorten the 
production cycle, save production cost, obtain intermediates with higher purity, and better effect of removing impurities. The method is safe, reliable, simple and easy to operate, and has good 
repeatability.