Abstract:Tulathromycin is a new-style macrolides antibiotic for animals. This study is intended to explore improved synthetic process route for trulathromycin using azithromycin-A as the raw material. First, protective azithromycin-A was prepared by reaction of azithromycin-A and Cbl-Cl, in this reacting the second hydroxide of azithromycin-A was protected in the presence of Cbl-Cl. Next, Cbz-protected ketone was prepared when the protective azithromycin-A was oxidized in the forth hydroxide by using Albright-Goldman method. Then protective alkene was prepared in the reacting of Witting-Horner when ketone group converted alkenyl. And then Cbz-protected epoxy compound was prepared with protective alkene was oxidized in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. After, deprotected epoxy compound was prepared with Cbz-protected epoxy compound deprotected by using Pd/C as the catalyst. Crude product of tulathromycin was prepared by reaction of deprotected epoxy compound and propylamine. Finally, the crude product was purified by phosphate and then tulathromycin was obtained in 42.0% yield with 98.0% purity determined by HPLC. This study proposed new improved preparing route, in the route, the reactions needn’t be at a low temperature compared with previous method. It can be effectively used in industrial production.