The invention discloses a synthesis method for 2,3,6,7-
triptycene tetracarboxylic dianhydride. The method comprises the following steps of: 1) preparing 2,3,6,7-tetramethylanthracene from o-
xylene and
benzyl alcohol or
methylene chloride under the
catalysis of
anhydrous aluminum trichloride; 2) diazotizing the 2,3,6,7-tetramethylanthracene,
anthranilic acid and amyl
nitrite to generate a crude product 2,3,6,7-tetramethyl
triptycene; 3) performing
chromatographic separation on the crude product 2,3,6,7-tetramethyl
triptycene, and flushing the separated 2,3,6,7-tetramethyl triptycene by using a mixed eluting agent to obtain 2,3,6,7-tetramethyl triptycene; 4) oxidizing the 2,3,6,7-tetramethyl triptycene in a mixed
solvent consisting of
potassium permanganate,
pyridine and water under a
reflux condition to generate 2,3,6,7-triptycene tetracarboxylic acid; and 5) refluxing and dehydrating the 2,3,6,7-triptycene tetracarboxylic acid in
acetic anhydride to generate the 2,3,6,7-triptycene tetracarboxylic dianhydride. The method has the characteristics of readily available and low-cost raw materials, high yield and high product purity.