The invention relates to a preparation method of a selective and reversible inhibitor
tadalafil of
cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) specific
phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5). The method comprises the following steps: carrying out an
esterification reaction on D-
tryptophan as an initial
raw material and
methanol under
catalysis of
sulfuric acid to generate D-
tryptophan methyl ester (an intermediate1); carrying out a Pictet-Spengler (P-S) reaction on the D-
tryptophan methyl ester and heliotropin to prepare (1R,3R)-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-
carboxylic acid methyl
ester hydrochloride (an intermediate 2); carrying out an amidation reaction on the (1R,3R)-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-
carboxylic acid methyl
ester hydrochloride and
chloroacetyl chloride to prepare (1R,3R)-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(2-chloroacetyl)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-
carboxylic acid methyl ester (an intermediate 3); andfinally carrying out a cyclization reaction on the (1R,3R)-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(2-chloroacetyl)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester and a
methylamine alcohol solution to obtain the
tadalafil. The method provided by the invention has the advantages of easily available raw materials, simple operation, greenness,
environmental protection and low costs, andis suitable for industrial production.