The invention discloses a preparation process of a photo-initiator bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)
phenylphosphine oxide, wherein the process comprises the following steps: 1) performing a reaction to phenyl
phosphine dichloride and excessive
sodium dihydro-bis-(2-methoxyethoxy)
aluminate solution at -50 - 50 DEG C in
inert gas, and after the reaction finished, removing a by-product
sodium chloride and excessive
sodium dihydro-bis-(2-methoxyethoxy)
aluminate to obtain a methylbenzene solution of phenyl
phosphine; 2) performing a reaction to the methylbenzene solution of phenyl
phosphine with 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl
chloride at -10 - 50 DEG C to obtain a methylbenzene solution of bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)
phenylphosphine after the reaction finished; and 3) oxidizing the methylbenzene solution of the bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)
phenylphosphine, and performing liquid separation, concentration and
crystallization to the organic phase, and
drying to obtain the target product, bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phenylphosphine
oxide. The whole process is stable in
raw material cost, is low in cost, is safe and easy-to-control in reactions and is easy to achieve large-scale production.