The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of synthesis of organic compounds, and particularly discloses a
tryptophan derivative and a preparation method thereof, and the
tryptophan derivative comprises the following raw materials: 4-methyl phenyl
sulfonyl indole, 4-methyl-5-
oxazolone and a proper amount of chiral catalyst. According to the embodiment of the invention,
sulfuryl indole can be converted into a vinyl
imine intermediate with unstable chemical properties after being treated by an alkaline
reagent, and then 5-
oxazolone is used as a nucleophilic
reagent and is added onto the vinyl
imine intermediate to synthesize the alpha, beta-substituted
tryptophan derivative. According to the synthetic
route provided by the embodiment of the invention, the raw materials are cheap and easy to obtain, the price is low, the reaction steps are simple, the conditions are mild, the yield is also greatly improved, the problems of harsh related synthetic
reaction conditions and
lower yield in the existing scheme for preparing the tryptophan derivative by adopting a
chemical synthesis method are solved, and the synthetic
route has a wide market prospect.