The invention provides a carboxin synthesis method, and belongs to the technical field of
organic synthesis, the carboxin synthesis method comprises the following steps: S1, dissolving
acetoacetanilide in an
organic solvent to form a feed liquid; s2, the feed liquid is introduced into a reactor,
chlorine is introduced for a chlorination reaction, and a chlorinated product is obtained; and S3, carrying out a
condensation reaction on the chloro compound and mercaptoethanol under an alkaline condition, separating a
water layer, adding a catalyst, carrying out a
reflux dehydration cyclization reaction, and crystallizing and purifying after the reaction is finished, so as to obtain carboxin. According to the method disclosed by the invention,
chlorine is adopted to replace
sulfuryl chloride as a chlorination
reagent, so that the problems of high three wastes and high cost in carboxin synthesis in the prior art are solved, the cleanliness of a carboxin synthesis process is improved, and the comprehensive production cost of carboxin is reduced.