The invention discloses 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid esterification
dehydration equipment and a synthesis method, belongs to the technical field of
chemical engineering, and solves the problems that when 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid isooctyl ester is synthesized in the prior art, a catalyst seriously corrodes production equipment, the service life of the equipment is shortened, and the product quality is affected due to the fact that the catalyst is left in a product. The method comprises the following steps: respectively adding 2-methyl-4-chloro-
phenoxyacetic acid and
isooctyl alcohol into a negative pressure reaction kettle, starting the negative pressure reaction kettle, discharging
distilled water through a fraction discharging
assembly, and obtaining 2-methyl-4-chloro-
phenoxyacetic acid isooctyl ester when no fraction flows out of gas-phase
isooctyl alcohol in the negative pressure reaction kettle; in the invention, during synthesis of 2-methyl-4-chloro-isooctyl, a catalyst is not needed to catalyze a
raw material reaction, a catalyst-free esterification
dehydration method is adopted, a negative pressure forced
distillation technology is combined, water generated in the reaction is efficiently removed, and the reaction conversion rate and the product yield are remarkably improved; the problems that the catalyst corrodes reaction equipment and the residual catalyst in the product affects the purity and performance of the product are avoided.