The invention relates to the technical field of preparation of
small molecule compound medicines, in particular to a preparation method of (S)-
flurbiprofen. The method comprises the following steps: dropwise adding a
tetrahydrofuran solution of 4-bromo-2-fluorobiphenyl into a mixture of
tetrahydrofuran and
magnesium, and reacting to generate a
Grignard reagent; mixing
tetrahydrofuran, (S)-
vinyl chloride oxide and
ferric acetylacetonate, dropwise adding the
Grignard reagent, performing acidolysis ring opening, and performing
methylation with
methyl iodide and
magnesium iodide to obtain an alpha-hydroxyl aromatic
carboxylic acid derivative; and reacting with
sodium chlorite, nitroxide free radicals and
acetonitrile, and oxidizing to obtain the (S)-
flurbiprofen. By introducing a
chiral induction unit, effective transmission of chiral information is realized in a
coupling stage, an original chiral center is not destroyed in a subsequent reaction, and a product is ensured to have a highly consistent configuration. According to the scheme, the technical problem that a method capable of remarkably improving the optical purity and yield of (S)-
flurbiprofen is lacked in the prior art can be solved, and the method has good environmental friendliness and industrial application prospects.