The invention discloses a synthesis method of 2, 2 '-bis (
trifluoromethyl)-4, 4', 5, 5 '-
biphenyl dianhydride, which comprises the following steps: by taking 3-nitro-4-methylbenzotrifluoride as an initial
raw material, firstly carrying out hydrogenation
coupling to obtain a first intermediate 2, 2'-dimethyl-5, 5 '-bis (
trifluoromethyl) hydrogenated
azobenzene, then carrying out transposition rearrangement to obtain a second intermediate 2, 2'-bis (
trifluoromethyl)-5, 5 '-dimethyl
benzidine, and then carrying out
condensation reaction to obtain 2, 2'-bis (trifluoromethyl)-4, 4 ', 5, 5'-
biphenyl dianhydride, thereby obtaining the 2, 2 '-bis (trifluoromethyl)-4, 4', 5, 5 '-
biphenyl dianhydride. The preparation method comprises the following steps: reacting 2, 2 '-bis (trifluoromethyl)-4, 4', 5, 5 '-dimethyl biphenyl dinitrile to obtain a third intermediate 2, 2'-bis (trifluoromethyl)-5, 5 '-dimethyl biphenyl dinitrile, and carrying out
hydrolysis, oxidation and anhydride formation to obtain 2, 2'-bis (trifluoromethyl)-4, 4 ', 5, 5'-biphenyl dianhydride. The synthesis method provided by the invention has the advantages of cheap and easily available initial raw materials, no need of using expensive
iodine reagent and
butyl lithium, low production cost, mild
reaction conditions, low
energy consumption, environmental friendliness and high total yield, and is suitable for large-scale industrial production.