The invention provides a production process of pyridaben, and belongs to the technical field of pesticides, and the production process comprises the following steps: adding a dichloropyridazinone-
methanol solution and p-tert-butyl
benzyl mercaptan into a
condensation reaction kettle, dropwise adding an acid-binding agent, and carrying out a
condensation reaction to obtain a pyridaben
mixed solution; transferring the pyridaben
mixed solution into a heating kettle, heating to completely dissolve the pyridaben, then carrying out filter pressing by a
filter press into a
crystallization kettle, carrying out cooling recrystallization, and then carrying out
centrifugal separation and
drying to obtain the pyridaben. According to the invention, pyridaben is produced by adopting a new process of directly heating, filtering and recrystallizing after
condensation reaction, so that the use of high-
toxicity and high-risk organic solvents such as methylbenzene in the recrystallization process is effectively avoided, the original production process is simplified, the product content is increased, the production cost is reduced, and the market demand can be fully met.