The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing halogenated biphenyl, wherein one halogenated aniline of 4-bromium-2-fluoroaniline or 2, 4-difluoro aniline or 2-fluoroaniline or 4-fluoroaniline or the like, and the benzene are used as the principal raw material under a acidic condition, the trichloroacetic acid, the anhydrous magnesium sulphate and homemade composite catalyst containing copper or zinc or iron are added into a same reactor, and a diazotization reaction and a coupling reaction are completed synchronously. The invention also discloses a method for preparing a homemade composite catalyst containing a metal, including the steps: adding the dimethylformamide into a reactor, filling the nitrogen to protect, adding 0.1-1.0 equivalent weight ammonium formate, 0.5-1.0 equivalent weight N, N, N', N'-tetraphenyl ethylene diamine and 0.1-0.3 equivalent weight CuCl2 or ZnCl2 or FeCl3 and 0.01-0.03 equivalent weight PdCl2, then mixing and heating until 30-60 DEG C, agitating thoroughly and holding for 15-24 hours, cooling, filtrating and vacuum drying, the composite catalyst containing a metal will be obtained. By means of using a same reactor, the halogenated biphenyl may be prepared by the diazotization and the coupling reaction completed in one same step, the yield is more than 85% by the halogenated aniline. The product content achieves 99.5%, the production period is shortened greatly, the equipment production capacity is improved, the energy consumption and material consumption are all reduced, and the work intensity of workers is alleviated greatly, thus the method of the invention is very suitable for an industrialization great production.