The invention provides a preparation method of a chlorantraniliprole key intermediate 2-amino-5-cyano-N, 3-dimethyl
benzamide, which comprises the following steps: taking cheap and easily available o-
methylaniline as a
raw material, acylating an
aniline substrate through Boc anhydride, carrying out ortho-lithiation on n-
butyllithium, introducing
carbon dioxide gas, and carrying out
acid hydrolysis to obtain 2-amino-3-methyl
benzoic acid, thereby obtaining the chlorantraniliprole key intermediate 2-amino-5-cyano-N, 3-dimethyl
benzamide. The preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly, preparing an
isatoic anhydride intermediate, then carrying out
triphosgene ring closing to obtain an
isatoic anhydride intermediate, carrying out
bromine para-position
halogenation, carrying out cuprous
cyanide high-temperature Rosenmn-von Braun reaction, and finally carrying out
methylamine ring opening to obtain the target product 2-amino-5-cyano-N, 3-dimethylbenzamide, and although the
route is long, the yield is high, the continuity is good, few industrial three wastes are generated, and the cost is lower, so that the preparation method has great industrial production value.