The invention provides a synthesis method of iodobenzonitrile octanoate, which comprises the following steps: step 1,
iodination reaction: in water, mixing p-cyanophenol, an iodination
reagent, an acid solution and a catalyst to carry out reaction I, and then dropwise adding
hydrogen peroxide to carry out reaction II to obtain 3, 5-diiodine-4-hydroxybenzonitrile; step 2,
esterification reaction: dropwise adding an acid-binding agent and capryloyl
chloride into a
mixed solution of 3, 5-diiodine-4-hydroxybenzonitrile and a
solvent, and carrying out reaction III to obtain capryloyl iodobenzonitrile; in the synthesis method, water is used as a reaction
solvent during
iodination reaction, so that the use of an
organic solvent is avoided, the use of the
organic solvent is reduced, the synthesis method is environment-friendly, the cost is reduced, a
reaction system is mild, and industrial production is easy to realize; in the
esterification reaction, an industrial common
aromatic solvent benzene is used, is easy to recover and remove water, and can be recycled through simple
water washing, liquid separation and
water treatment.