The invention discloses a preparation method of a nitrated beta-
diketone extraction agent applied to extraction of
lithium from brine with a
high sodium-
lithium ratio, and relates to a preparation method of a beta-
diketone extraction agent applied to extraction of
lithium from a
system with a
high sodium-lithium ratio. The invention aims to solve the technical problems that the existing beta-
diketone extraction agent for lithium ions is low in extraction capacity, high in alkali consumption and easy to cause an emulsification phenomenon. According to the method, the beta-diketone extraction agent is obtained through the reaction of the 3-amyl
octane-1-
alcohol and the
diketene, the beta-diketone extraction agent is used for the reaction of the beta-diketone extraction agent and the
nitric acid, and the beta-diketone extraction agent is modified to obtain the nitrated beta-diketone extraction agent, so that the
chemical stability is remarkably improved, the
decomposition resistance and the emulsification resistance are high, and the yield is high. And the lithium
ion extraction rate is kept at 90% or above, the solution loss is low, and the operation cost is greatly reduced. The method is particularly suitable for efficiently and selectively recovering lithium from lithium-containing
wastewater with complex components, especially high-
sodium background, and solves the problem of low product purity in a traditional method.