The application discloses a method for preparing phenylacetonitrile based on a
continuous flow dynamic
microreactor. By regulating the flow rates of the two-phase reactants of
benzyl chloride and
sodium cyanide containing a
phase transfer catalyst, the
residence time of the reaction is regulated. Meanwhile, the flow
rate ratio of the two-phase reactants is dynamically adjusted according to the real-time feedback of the yield of phenylacetonitrile, so that the fine control of the
cyanation reaction is realized. The
microreactor of the application is built-in with magnetic stirring. On the one hand, the microdroplets with excellent dispersibility are formed, which has excellent process intensification effect on the
cyanation reaction, greatly improves the phase transfer
catalytic efficiency, and makes the yield of phenylacetonitrile increase to more than 97%, and the reaction time is reduced to 30 minutes. The space-time yield is increased from 460 g / (m 3 ·min) of the tank process to 13000 g / (m 3 ·min), which is increased by about 30 times. On the other hand, the
sodium chloride particles can be continuously broken, avoiding the blockage of the microchannel caused by the deposition and aggregation of
sodium chloride particles, solving the problem that the ordinary microchannel reactor cannot cope with the high
solid content
system, and ensuring the long-period stable operation.