A 3,4-
methylenedioxy aniline preparation method applied to the field of
chemosynthesis comprises the following steps: (1) adding dilute
nitric acid into a reaction vessel for heating; (2) dropwise adding 1,2-
methylenedioxy benzene into the reaction vessel slowly, carrying out intense stirring during the dropwise adding, and carrying out heat preservation after the dropwise adding is finished; (3) carrying out cooling and
filtration to obtain a wet product of 3,4-
methylenedioxy nitrobenzene, carrying out washing with
purified water till the pH value of the wet product reaches 7, and carrying out
vacuum drying to obtain 3,4-methylenedioxy
nitrobenzene; (4) putting 3,4-methylenedioxy
nitrobenzene, a
nickel catalyst and one or more reaction solvents into a high-pressure reaction kettle for heating, injecting
hydrogen, filtering out the
nickel catalyst after the reaction is finished, carrying out high
vacuum distillation after a low-boiling-point substance is removed through reduced pressure
distillation, and collecting fractions to obtain 3,4-methylenedioxy
aniline. The 3,4-methylenedioxy
aniline preparation method has the advantages that
nitrification reduction and hydrogenation reduction processes are adopted; less waste water,
waste gas and
solid waste are treated; the selectivity is high; the product treatment is easy; the product yield and the product quality are high;
nitric acid, the hydrogenation catalyst and the hydrogenation organic solvents can be recovered for direct application.