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.