Provided in the present invention are: a novel method for preparing a compound of Chemical Formula 1, comprising a step of obtaining a compound of Chemical Formula 1 by performing a reduction reaction on a compound of Chemical Formula 2; and an intermediate used therein. According to the preparation method of the present invention, the compound of Chemical Formula 1, which is useful for the production of an acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) inhibitor, can be mass-produced more simply and efficiently than that of a conventional method.