The invention discloses a method for industrial production of
tulobuterol. The method comprises the following steps of 1, preparation of an intermediate II, wherein chloroacetophenone and an oxidant containing DMSO are added into a reaction kettle in sequence, a reaction is carried out for 1-1.5 hours under the condition of heat preservation, stirring is conducted until the reaction is completelyfinished, and through
quenching, extraction, washing and concentration, the intermediate II is prepared; 2, preparation of a crude
tulobuterol product, wherein the intermediate II, tert-
butylamine, analcohol
solvent and
sodium borohydride are added into the reaction kettle in sequence and stirred, the
reaction temperature is controlled, stirring is conducted until the reaction is completely finished, after concentration, extraction, washing and
drying with a
drying agent,
filtration is conducted, and a filtrate is concentrated and recrystallized to obtain the crude
tulobuterol product I; 3, refining of the tulobuterol, wherein the crude tulobuterol product I, an
organic solvent and
activated carbon for refinement of injection are recrystallized to obtain the refined tulobuterol. The industrial production method is green in reaction and simple in step and causes little
pollution to the environment, the purity of the product is up to 99.95% or above, and the tulobuterol contains few impurities.