The invention discloses a method for recovering an
edoxaban intermediate resolving agent R-phenylethylamine, which comprises the following steps: S1, adding an
organic solvent A into a mother solution containing free R-phenylethylamine salt, cooling to 5-15 DEG C, adding inorganic acid to adjust the pH value to acidity, heating to 25-30 DEG C, and collecting a water phase; s2, cooling the water phase to 5-15 DEG C, adding inorganic alkali to adjust the pH to be alkaline, heating to 25-30 DEG C, adding an
organic solvent B, and collecting an organic phase; and carrying out reduced pressure desolventizing
distillation under the vacuum of-0.09 to-0.1 MPa at the temperature of less than or equal to 50 DEG C until no fraction exists, heating to 50-110 DEG C, carrying out reduced pressure
distillation, and collecting the fraction with the top temperature of 80-100 DEG C, thereby obtaining the (R)-(+)-phenylethylamine. According to the method, the
mother liquor is subjected to acid adjustment,
solvent extraction, water phase alkali adjustment,
solvent extraction and reduced pressure
distillation and concentration, so that the yield and the
recovery purity of the product can be improved, and the method is stable in process, easy to operate, short in time consumption and low in cost.