The invention provides an alkoxy, benzyloxy or bromine substituted xanthone derivative and a preparation method thereof. The xanthone derivative is simple in preparation method, has a phosphorescencepeak on a long wavelength peak and is long in phosphorescence service life and high in light emission efficiency. The preparation method of the xanthone derivative comprises the following preparationsteps: 1, putting phenol, potassium carbonate, DMF (Dimethyl Formamide) and methylbenzene into a reaction container, backflowing for 3-5 hours in a nitrogen environment, and carrying out dehydration treatment till the system has no water generation; removing the methylbenzene, recovering to the room temperature, adding 4-bromine-2-fluorobenzonitrile, backflowing for 3-5 hours in the nitrogen environment, after the reaction is completed, diluting the solution with 100mL of methylbenzene, filtering, washing with water, drying so as to obtain a crude product of a crystal, and purifying with a spectrum column so as to obtain an intermediate as shown in the specification; 2, mixing the intermediate obtained in the step 1 with water and sulfuric acid, heating to 150-200 DEG C in the nitrogen environment, stirring, and backflowing for 10-15 hours; after the reaction is completed, cooling to the room temperature, diluting with water, extracting by using trichloromethane and a saturated sodiumchloride solution, combining organic phases, drying, filtering, carrying out vacuum distillation so as to remove the solvent and obtain a crude product of a crystal, and purifying with a spectrum column, so as to obtain an intermediate as shown in the specification.