The invention discloses a
fluorine-containing medical intermediate ethyl difluoroacetate and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of synthesis of organic
fluorine compounds. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, taking
tetrafluoroethylene and
ethanol as raw materials, and reacting under the action of a basic catalyst to prepare an intermediate 1, 1, 2, 2-tetrafluoroethyl
ether with stable properties; and then gasifying the intermediate, and performing catalytic
cracking through a modified gamma-aluminum
oxide catalyst
bed layer subjected to specific high-temperature pre-fluorination treatment under the mild condition of 160-190 DEG C to generate high-activity difluoroacetyl
fluoride in situ, and finally, directly introducing the
cracking gas containing difluoroacetyl
fluoride into a low-temperature reaction solution containing
ethanol and an acid-binding agent without separation, and carrying out
esterification reaction. According to the method, a brand-new synthesis
route and a special catalyst are adopted,
reaction conditions are mild, the
cracking step selectivity is high, the production efficiency and the total yield are remarkably improved through integrated
process design, and the technological process is simple, safe and reliable.