The invention relates to the synthesis of organic compounds, in particular to a method for synthesizing 6-fluoroindole-3-
acetonitrile, which comprises the following steps: step one, synthesis of 6-fluorogramine: blending raw materials of 6-fluoroindole,
dimethylamine hydrochloride and
paraformaldehyde according to the mol ratio of 1:1-1.5:1-2, mixing the raw materials evenly and then adding the mixture to an
organic solvent, stirring continuously the mixture during the reaction, and heating and refluxing the mixture to prepare the 6-fluorogramine for stand by services; and step two, synthesis of the 6-fluoroindole-3-
acetonitrile: blending the raw materials of the 6-fluorogramine prepared in the step one and
sodium cyanide according to the mol ratio of 1:1-2, mixing the raw materials into the
organic solvent, refluxing the mixture and evaporating out the
solvent, and extracting an
organic layer to obtain the 6-fluoroindole-3-
acetonitrile. The method has the advantages that the short synthetic
route is short and can be completed in just two steps, the raw materials are readily available, the substitution of the third position of indole is accurate, the control is convenient with low cost, the reaction yield is high, and a prepared high-purity medicament
intermediate product is applicable to industrial production.