The invention discloses a preparation method of a
dabigatran etexilate precursor, and belongs to the technical field of
drug intermediate synthesis. The method comprises the following steps: S1, under the protection of
nitrogen, reducing nitro of a compound IV into amino by taking tetrahydroxy diboron and 4, 4 '-dipyridyl as a concerted catalytic
system, and purifying to obtain a compound III; s2, pretreating a compound III, a compound II and a condensing agent, performing low-temperature activation and
microwave reaction in a DMF / DCM mixed
solvent in the presence of
HATU, HOAt and DIPEA, and performing post-treatment and recrystallization to obtain an
amino amide intermediate; and S3, dissolving the
amino amide intermediate in glacial
acetic acid, carrying out
reflux cyclization, and carrying out post-treatment and recrystallization to obtain a compound I. According to the invention, tetrahydroxy diboron and 4, 4 '-dipyridyl are adopted to synergistically catalyze
nitro reduction, the conditions are mild, and the reaction is rapid; by means of
synergistic catalysis of
HATU and HOAt, water removal through a 4
molecular sieve, batch addition of
HATU,
microwave assistance and the like, the reaction time is shortened, the yield is increased, side reactions are reduced, and the method is suitable for industrial production.