The invention discloses a method for synthesizing trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-
butene. The method comprises the following steps: (a) in the presence of a
telomerization catalyst, performing a reaction on 3,3,3-trifluoropropene and
carbon tetrachloride to synthesize 1,1,1,3-tetrachloro-4,4,4-trifluorobutane, wherein the
reaction temperature is 30-70 DEG C, and the reaction time is 1-10 h; and (b)under the action of a fluorination catalyst, performing
gas phase fluorination on the 1,1,1,3-tetrachloro-4,4,4-trifluorobutane and HF to synthesize the trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-
butene, whereinthe
reaction temperature is 200-300 DEG C, a
molar ratio of the HF to the 1,1,1,3-tetrachloro-4,4,4-trifluorobutane is (5-50):1, the
telomerization catalyst is composed of a main catalyst, a cocatalyst and an initiator, the main catalyst is a monovalent or
divalent copper salt, the cocatalyst is an organic amine, and the initiator is p-hydroxyacetophenone or 1,1-azobis(cyanocyclohexane); and thefluorination catalyst is a supported catalyst with a composition of Nx / MgF2, N is an
active component and selected from one of Al, Cu, Zn and Co, x is a
molar ratio of N to MgF2, and a value of x satisfies the relationship of 0.05 <= x <= 0.15. The method provided by the invention is mainly used for synthesizing the trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-
butene.