The present invention relates to the technical field of special
engineering plastics, and in particular to a method for preparing a thermotropic
liquid crystal polymer, wherein the method comprises the following steps: S1, under the protection of an
inert gas and under heating conditions, an aromatic
liquid crystal monomer and
acetic anhydride are subjected to an
acetylation reaction under the action of a catalyst; S2, after the
acetylation reaction is completed, a prepolymerization reaction is carried out under the conditions of a
heating temperature of 210 to 230°C and a pressure of 1 to 3 MPa, after the reaction is completed, the
reaction system is depressurized and the by-products are discharged; S3, after the prepolymerization reaction is completed, the temperature is raised to carry out a melt
polymerization reaction; S4, under the conditions of an
inert gas, a
solid phase
polymerization reaction is carried out on the product of step S3 to obtain a thermotropic
liquid crystal polymer. The preparation method can solve the sublimation problem of liquid
crystal monomers and
acetylation products, is simple to operate, saves
working hours, reduces the generation of by-products, is convenient for industrial production, and the obtained thermotropic liquid
crystal polymer has good
thermal stability, mechanical properties and
processing properties.