The invention discloses a method for preparing high purity (99.9 percent) 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone, wherein 4-fluorotoluene and liquid chlorine are taken as starting raw materials and then are processed through chlorination reaction, hydration reaction and condensation reaction, and high purity (99.9 percent) 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone is obtained finally. The method gives up the conventional synthetic route; 4-fluorotoluene is processed through chlorination, hydration and condensation firstly to obtain 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone, wherein the melting point of 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone ranges from 107 to 108 DEG C, and the purity of 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone is 99.9 percent; the purity of 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone exceeds the conventional technical standard (99.7 percent) of English ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd.); in the preparation technology of the method, the adopted raw materials are easy to get, the synthesis process conditions are mild, and almost no environment hazards can be caused. The method satisfies the technical requirements of special engineering plastic containing polyether-ether-ketone on monomers.