The invention belongs to the technical field of
fine chemical engineering, and particularly relates to a method for synthesizing 1, 1, 3, 3-tetramethylguanidine, which comprises the following steps: step 1, adding
dimethylamine into a reaction flask, starting stirring, then controlling the temperature at 20-50 DEG C, introducing
chlorine gas into the reaction liquid while adding hydrocyanic acid for 1-4 hours, reacting to generate dimethylamino
nitrile and
dimethylamine hydrochloride, and then adding the
dimethylamine hydrochloride into the reaction flask to obtain
dimethylamine hydrochloride; the method comprises the following steps: 1, preparing a reaction solution, 2, heating the reaction solution to carry out a
condensation reaction so as to generate tetramethylguanidine
hydrochloride, and 3, adding liquid caustic soda into the reaction solution to carry out alkalization so as to generate tetramethylguanidine, and sequentially carrying out dimethylamine
recovery,
solvent extraction,
solvent concentration and rectification on the reaction solution so as to finally obtain tetramethylguanidine. The method is simple in technological process, mild in reaction condition, free of high-temperature and high-pressure operation, low in
production risk and beneficial to large-scale production.