The invention relates to an L-
proline heterocyclic intermediate, alpha-methyl-L-
proline hydrochloride and a preparation method thereof, which comprises the following steps: step 01, cyclization upper protection: taking L-
proline as a
raw material, which is shown in a formula (1), to react with trichloracetic
aldehyde hydrate under an acidic condition, and performing upper protection to obtain a heterocyclic intermediate as shown in a formula (2); the
molar weight of
chloral hydrate is 1-2.5 times of the
molar weight of the L-proline shown in the formula (1), preferably 1.5 times of the
molar weight of the L-proline shown in the formula (1). 02,
methylation: reacting the heterocyclic intermediate as shown in the formula (2) obtained in the step 01 with
lithium diisopropylamide, and after the reaction is completed, adding
dimethyl sulfate for
methylation to obtain an intermediate as shown in a formula (3); 03, deprotection: adding the intermediate as shown in the formula (3) obtained in the step 02 into a deprotection
reagent for
hydrolysis so as to obtain the alpha-methyl-L-proline
hydrochloride as shown in the formula (4), so that the problems that the preparation cost of the existing alpha-methyl-L-proline
hydrochloride is relatively high and the yield is relatively low can be solved.