This invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical synthesis, specifically a method for synthesizing
tropisetron. Compared with traditional methods, the
tropisetron synthesis method provided by this invention offers a more efficient, faster, more
environmentally friendly, milder, and more selective synthetic
route. Based on the action of the Pd single-atom catalyst, it exhibits excellent selectivity for indole, an N-H substrate, enabling the synthesis of N-H substituted
tropisetron. This solves the problem that existing technologies can only synthesize N-CH3 substituted tropisetron analogs using 1-methylindole, an N-CH3 substrate, as a starting material. The yield of tropisetron synthesized by this invention is close to 98%, and the product can be purified to meet the purity standards of the
Chinese Pharmacopoeia through a simple purification process, facilitating large-scale industrial production. By optimizing the coordination structure of the Pd single-atom catalyst and maintaining the positive valence state of Pd, this invention can directly activate the C-H bond at the 3-position of indole without the need for external I2 and K2CO3, and produces no waste residue after the reaction.