The invention discloses a process for synthesizing 3,4-difluorobenzonitrile. According to the process, 3,4-difluorobenzonitrile with the purity of over 99% is obtained through taking 3,4-dichlorobenzonitrile as a raw material, taking potassium fluoride as a fluorination reagent, taking 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone as a reaction solvent, taking bis-(N-bis(dimethylamino)methylene)-iminium chloride as a catalyst, enabling reactants to react for 2-3 hours at the temperature of 130-150 DEG C and react for 5-6 hours at the temperature of 180-200 DEG C, then ending reaction, filtering a reaction solution and then rectifying under reduced pressure, and the yield can reach 85%. Rectification mother liquor (containing the catalyst) is mechanically applied to next-batch reaction directly. According to the process disclosed by the invention, the raw material is easy to obtain, the reaction conditions are mild, the reaction time is short, the operation is simple, the yield is high, the reaction solvent (containing the catalyst) can be repeatedly applied mechanically, the cost is low, and the emission of waste gases, waste water and waste residues is little, so that the process is applicable to industrial production.