This invention provides a 1,2-diacylbenzene compound, its synthesis method, and its applications. The synthesis method includes: heating and reacting a mixture containing an arylethyl
ketone compound, an arylbutyl
ketone compound, a catalyst, a ligand, an oxidant, a base, and a
solvent under a
nitrogen atmosphere; followed by cooling, concentration, and purification to obtain the 1,2-diacylbenzene compound. This synthesis method uses readily available and inexpensive
ketone starting materials as the starting point for the synthetic
route, avoiding the use of excessive
metal compounds as oxidants. It also avoids the disadvantages of requiring pre-synthesis of starting materials and the difficulty in storing highly reactive materials, greatly reducing synthesis costs and post-
processing difficulties. Furthermore, it allows for large-scale reaction experiments, produces high-purity products, and is an easy-to-operate, atom-economical,
highly selective, and efficient method for synthesizing 1,2-diacylbenzene compounds.