The invention provides a synthesis method of an intermediate for synthesizing 2, 3-dimethyl cyclopropyl
formic acid, and the
structural formula is as follows: # imgabs0 #. The synthesis method comprises the following steps: (1) reacting diazoacetate G with cis-2-
butene to obtain a mixture H; (2) hydrolyzing the mixture H to obtain a cis-trans
carboxylic acid mixture I; (3) reacting the mixture I with a chlorination
reagent to obtain an
acyl chloride intermediate J; (4) reacting the
acyl chloride intermediate J with
benzyl alcohol to obtain a mixture B; and (5) carrying out
column chromatography separation on the mixture B to obtain (1 alpha, 2 beta, 3 beta)-2, 3-dimethyl cyclopropyl benzyl
formate C and (1 alpha, 2 alpha, 3 alpha)-2, 3-dimethyl cyclopropyl benzyl
formate D. The other synthetic method comprises the following steps: reacting benzyl diazoacetate with cis-2-
butene to obtain a mixture B, and then separating through
column chromatography to obtain a pure
compound C and a pure compound D. The preparation method has the advantages of few reaction steps, simple and easily available raw materials, and easy industrial production.