The invention discloses a green synthesis method for
benzoin. The green synthesis method includes the steps of firstly, putting
benzaldehyde and
imidazole hydrochloride into a reaction kettle according to the
molar ratio
ranging from 1:0.003 to 1:0.015, adding absolute ethyl
alcohol solvents accounting for, by
mass, 60% to 75% of the
benzaldehyde, adjusting the pH value of the
reaction system to range from 7.8 to 8.5, and conducting reaction for 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours at the temperature
ranging from 70 DEG C to 90 DEG C; secondly, after the reaction ends, placing the reaction kettle in the ice-water bath to be processed through
crystallization and filtering, obtaining
crystallization mother liquor and light yellow
solid, washing the light yellow
solid through
alcohol to obtain white
acicular crystals, and conducting
drying under the normal pressure to obtain the finished product, namely, the
benzoin. By means of the method, traditional virulent editpotassium
cyanide catalysts or
sodium cyanide catalysts are replaced, and therefore the new green
chemical synthesis method capable of reducing by-products is achieved. The method solves the problems that at present, catalysts obtained through synthesis in the industry are high in
toxicity or low in
toxicity but difficult to synthetise, high in consumption, low in
catalysis efficiency and high in production cost.