The invention belongs to the field of
chemical synthesis, and specifically to a synthesis method for
sulbactam. According to the method, 6-APA is adopted as a
raw material, and
bromine is adopted as a brominating agent to carry out a diazotization-bromination reaction; the resulting material is oxidized into
sulfone through
potassium permanganate; finally the
sulfone is subjected to hydrogenation reduction in the presence of a catalyst to prepare the
sulbactam, wherein the total yield of the product is 75%. The main characteristics of the method of the invention are that: in the step (1),
hydrobromic acid is adopted as the medium so as to increase the reaction conversion rate; in the step (2), a
phase transfer catalyst is introduced, and a brominated
quaternary ammonium salt is adopted to catalyze the two-
phase reaction, such that characteristics of high yield,
recovery of the catalyst, and the like are provided; in the step (3),
Raney nickel is adopted as the catalyst to catalyze the hydrogenation reduction reaction so as to improve the purity and the total yield of the product. Compared to the traditional process, the method of the present invention has the following advantages that: the
process conditions are reasonable, the operation is safe and reliable, the production cost is low, and great practical values and
economic benefits are provided.