The invention relates to a preparation method for 3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(
trifluoromethyl)butyl-1-ol. The method comprises the following steps: pouring an
anhydrous tetrahydrofuran solvent into a three-necked
bottle, adding
magnesium powder with
nitrogen as protective gas, and adding
iodine as an initiator at the same time, then carrying out magnetic stirring, dropwise adding 2-bromoheptafluoropropane under heating, and carrying out magnetic stirring reaction so as to prepare a
Grignard reagent; and adding a
tetrahydrofuran solvent and
ethylene oxide as raw materials into a four-necked
bottle, dropwise adding the prepared
Grignard reagent and carrying out magnetic stirring reaction, then carrying out
reflux reaction, distilling the obtained product so as to obtain a final product--the 3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(
trifluoromethyl)butyl-1-ol. The preparation method for the 3,4,4,4-tetrafluoro-3-(
trifluoromethyl)butyl-1-ol provided by the invention has the advantages of simple principle and synthetic process, low requirements on
reaction conditions, convenient and
safe operation, low requirement on production equipment, applicability to large-scale production and high yield of 95.5%.