The invention relates to a
molybdenum catalyst and a preparation method and application thereof. The method comprises the following steps: by taking
ammonium heptamolybdate as a
molybdenum source,
trithiocyanuric acid as a
sulfur source and
activated carbon as a carrier, dispersing by ball milling, and calcining and loading in a
nitrogen atmosphere to obtain the catalyst with
molybdenum disulfide loaded on the
activated carbon. The catalyst can be recovered through
centrifugation and
filtration and has excellent cycle stability. According to the method, a
dexlansoprazole by-product (a mixture mainly containing levolansoprazole) is taken as a substrate, under the action of a molybdenum catalyst,
hydrogen is introduced as a
reducing agent, and the by-product can be reduced into the
lansoprazole thioether (a synthetic precursor of
dexlansoprazole) in a high-selectivity manner. In addition, racemic
lansoprazole can be directly used as a substrate, high-selectivity reduction into
lansoprazole thioether (a
dexlansoprazole synthesis precursor) can be realized under the action of the same molybdenum catalyst, and the
raw material application range of the process is further widened. The method solves the industrial problem that byproducts cannot be efficiently recycled in the existing dexlansoprazole synthesis process, has the advantages of simple reaction process, easiness in product separation and catalyst recyclability, and has a good industrial application prospect.