The invention discloses a preparation method of rubber
antioxidant N,N'-di-sec-butyl-1,4-phenylenediamine. The preparation method comprises following steps: step 1, p-phenylenediamine,
butanone, and a catalyst are delivered into a high-pressure
autoclave, air in the high-pressure
autoclave is replaced with
nitrogen, and an obtained mixture is heated to 160 DEG C, and is reacted for 10h under 3.3 to 5.6MPa, wherein
mass ratio of p-phenylenediamine to
butanone is 1:6; and step 2, after reaction, an obtained product is subjected to cooling, filtering, and distilling so as to remove excess
butanone and obtained sec-butyl
alcohol so as to obtain N,N'-di-sec-butyl-1,4-phenylenediamine. According to the preparation method,
catalytic hydrogenation effect is excellent in presence of the catalyst, the preparation method is simple, and product yield is high.