The application belongs to the technical field of medical intermediates, and relates to a production method of a
clotrimazole intermediate (2-chlorophenyl)diphenylmethanol. In the method, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran or cyclopentyl methyl
ether is used as a reaction
solvent, an ethyl o-chlorobenzoate solution is added dropwise into a phenyl
magnesium bromide solution with a concentration of 2.5-3.5 M under the conditions of 60-80 DEG C and
inert atmosphere, the reaction is continuously carried out after the dropwise addition is completed, a water solution of a
quenching agent is added after the reaction to quench, then, liquid separation is carried out, and the organic phase after the liquid separation is concentrated to obtain a crude product; the crude product is refined by using a reaction
solvent and
petroleum ether, and (2-chlorophenyl)diphenylmethanol is obtained. The production method can efficiently and stably produce high-quality (2-chlorophenyl)diphenylmethanol, reduces production cost and safety hazards, and can be used for large-scale industrial production.