The invention belongs to the technical field of preparation of
organic chemicals, and particularly relates to 2-methyl-5-
trifluoromethyl furan and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: adding a
solvent into trifluoroacetone, adding alkali under an ice bath condition, adding 1-chloro-2-methyl
ethylene oxide, reacting at
room temperature, adding acid, reacting at 40-60 DEG C to complete a
dehydration reaction, then adding alkali for
aromatization, continuing to complete an
aromatization reaction, adding water to extract a
reaction system, taking an organic phase, filtering, washing and
drying to obtain the 1-chloro-2-methyl
ethylene oxide. And rectifying to obtain the 2-methyl-5-
trifluoromethyl furan. According to the 2-methyl-5-
trifluoromethyl furan and the preparation method thereof provided by the invention, the
reaction conditions are mild, the steps are simple, and the prepared 2-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl furan is high in yield and suitable for industrial production.