The invention discloses a synthesis method of 2-mercapto-5-methyl-1, 3, 4-thiadiazole, and belongs to the technical field of
organic synthesis. The synthesis method of the 2-sulfydryl-5-methyl-1, 3, 4-thiadiazole comprises the following steps: mixing free
sulfonic acid and
phosphorus oxychloride, heating to 90-115 DEG C, and carrying out a
reflux reaction; then cooling to 50-60 DEG C, and decompressing to remove
phosphorus oxychloride; cooling to below 35 DEG C, adding
dichloromethane for dissolving and dispersing, and then adding
ethanol for dispersing to obtain a 2-chloro-5-methyl-thiadiazole
ethanol solution; the preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing a 2-chloro-5-methyl-thiadiazole
ethanol solution with
thiourea, heating to 65-85 DEG C, and carrying out a heat preservation reaction to obtain the 2-mercapto-5-methyl-1, 3, 4-thiadiazole. The
molar yield of the 2-mercapto-5-methyl-1, 3, 4-thiadiazole synthesized by the method disclosed by the invention is up to 80-85%, and the product purity is up to 99% or above.