The invention discloses a preparation method of a
polymer of a
lipoic acid compound. The preparation method is selected from a
solvent-free direct hot-melting catalytic
polymerization method or a room-temperature solution catalytic
polymerization method. The catalyst used in the method is wide in source, easy to prepare and low in price,
catalysis methods are diversified, the process is simple,
metal ions are not contained, efficient
catalysis can be achieved only through a trace amount of catalyst, and practical industrial feasibility is achieved; catalytic
polymerization can be carried out under the condition that no
solvent is directly heated and melted, and catalytic polymerization can also be carried out in a solution under the
room temperature condition; the direct hot melting
catalysis method does not need any
organic solvent, has the advantages of rapid catalysis process, mild conditions, simple and
safe operation, high atom
utilization rate and no three wastes, and meets the green chemical requirements; according to the room-temperature solution catalysis method, heating and complex conditions are not needed, and efficient catalytic polymerization under the room-temperature condition can be achieved by adding a trace amount of catalyst into a
monomer solution.