The invention discloses a vitamin A aldehyde synthesis process. The invention has the process steps that vitamin A alcohol is taken as the raw material, which is performed with oxidation reaction under a certain reaction temperature and a certain reaction time, and under the existence of catalytic agent and organic solvent, so as to prepare vitamin A aldehyde, the catalytic agent is formed by a catalyzing system composed of main catalytic agent and auxiliary catalytic agent, and the main catalytic agent adopts one of 4-methoxy-1-oxo-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-piperidine, and 4-ethoxy-1-oxo-2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethyl-piperidine. The invention has the advantages that the stability of the catalytic agent is high, the catalytic activity is high, the utilization quantity is small, the reaction speed is quick, and the yield rate is high.