This invention relates to a chiral preparation method for
chloramphenicol. Specifically, the method uses p-nitrobenzaldehyde and
glycine ester as starting materials, and an asymmetric
aldol reaction occurs under the action of a
pyridinium salt carbonyl catalyst. Following reduction and amidation reactions,
chloramphenicol is obtained. Compared with existing technologies, this invention utilizes the strong catalytic ability of small-molecule
pyridinium salt carbonyl catalysts, starting from inexpensive and readily available raw materials, to efficiently control the
stereoselectivity of the
aldol reaction, and to obtain the desired stereoconfiguration product,
chloramphenicol, in a single
dose. The preparation method of this invention reduces the protection of active groups, shortens the chiral synthetic
route of chloramphenicol, is simple to operate, and is
environmentally friendly.