The invention provides a method for synthesizing
adapalene intermediate 6-bromo-2-naphthoate. The method comprises the following steps: 1), mixing 2-naphthalic acid and an
organic solvent uniformly, adding a catalyst, performing stirring, introducing protective gas, controlling pressure at 4-7 atmospheres, controlling the temperature at 130-155 DEG C, maintaining the conditions for 50-70 minutes,then adding dropwise a mixed
aqueous solution containing
bromide salt and
benzenesulfonic acid, adding dropwise an
aqueous solution containing only
hypobromite, controlling the total dropwise additiontime within 90-150 minutes, heating the
system to 165-180 DEG C after dropwise addition, raising pressure to 11-17 atmospheres to continue the reaction for 5-7 hours and ending the reaction; 2) removing
solid by filtering while the
mixed solution is hot, adding the
solid to
ice water with weight 3-5 times that of the filtrate, and performing extraction,
drying, evaporative concentration for removing a
solvent to obtain a product. The method has high yield, and no harmful substances are discharged.