The application discloses a preparation method of 3-chloro-5-fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid, relates to the technical field of 3-chloro-5-fluoro-2-methylbenzoic
acid production, and the method is characterized in that: 2-methyl-5-
nitrobenzoic acid is used as a starting
raw material, selective chlorination is carried out on the starting
raw material in preheated high-temperature concentrated
sulfuric acid and dichloro
hydantoin, then esterification is completed by a one-pot method,
catalytic hydrogenation reduction is carried out under low-pressure and low-temperature conditions by the synergistic action of a
Raney nickel catalyst and a
platinum-carbon catalyst, a high-purity amino intermediate is obtained, smooth
thermal decomposition fluorination is carried out in a diglycol
dimethyl ether solvent,
alkaline hydrolysis and refinement are carried out, and finally the end product is obtained; the product has high purity and high yield.