The invention relates to the technical fields of pharmaceutical chemical intermediates and relevant chemicals, in particular to a method for preparing cyan aromatic hydrocarbons by using 
aryl bromides. The method comprises the following steps of: a, sequentially adding brominated aromatic hydrocarbons, a 
cyanogen source, 
palladium catalyst, ligand and alkali into a reactor, adding 
organic solvent for reaction, controlling 
reaction temperature to be 50-200DEG C and reaction time to be 24-48h, wherein the 
molar ratio of the brominated aromatic hydrocarbons to the 
cyanogen source is 1: (1-2), the 
molar ratio of the brominated aromatic hydrocarbons to the 
palladium catalyst is 1: (0.05-0.1), the 
molar ratio of the ligand to the 
palladium catalyst is 1: (1-2) and the molar ratio of the brominated aromatic hydrocarbons to the alkali is 1: (1-20); and b, separating the reaction liquid obtained in the step a through a 
silica gel column to obtain the cyan aromatic hydrocarbons. The method for preparing cyan aromatic hydrocarbons by using 
aryl bromides has the advantages that the reaction steps are less, the conditions are moderate and the operation is convenient to conduct; the used 
cyanogen source is cheap and easy to obtain, the 
toxicity is lower and the prices of the catalyst and the ligand are low; and the preparation cost can be greatly decreased and the 
pollution to the surrounding environment is reduced.