The invention discloses a novel synthetic method of naphthazarin, which comprises the following steps of: 1, reacting 1, 4, 5, 8-tetramethoxynaphthalene with
boron tribromide or
aluminum trichloride, crystallizing to obtain a high-purity product, and distilling a
solvent under reduced pressure to obtain 5, 8-dihydroxy-2, 3-dihydronaphthalene-1, 4-
diketone; 2, 5, 8-dihydroxy-2, 3-dihydronaphthalene-1, 4-
diketone is added into another reaction kettle, an alkali solution is added, an
oxygen micro-
positive pressure (0.01-0.03 MPa) is performed for a reaction, and after the reaction is finished, high-purity 5, 8-dihydroxy-2, 3-dihydronaphthalene-1, 4-
diketone salt is obtained through
ethanol crystallization and
filtration; and adding the salt of the 5, 8-dihydroxy-2, 3-dihydronaphthalene-1, 4-diketone into another reaction kettle, adding a
hydrochloric acid ethyl acetate solution, heating and reacting, and then filtering and pulping to obtain a final product. The total preparation yield gt of naphthazarin; the HPLC purity is gt; the yield is 99.6%. The
route is simple and convenient to operate and easy to implement, raw materials are cheap and easy to obtain,
reaction conditions are mild, high-temperature and high-pressure reaction is not needed, and requirements on equipment are reduced. The whole
route is
safer to the environment, and green and
pollution-free production can be realized.