The invention discloses a process for synthesizing methylated flavonoids derivatives by utilizing a
photocatalysis technology, which comprises the following steps: firstly, placing flavonoids derivatives in a glass
test tube, then adding
dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as a
methyl donor and a
solvent, and adopting
eosin Y as a photocatalyst to synthesize the methylated flavonoids derivatives. And 1-azabicyclo [2.2. 2]
octane (
quinuclidine) is added as an alkaline additive. Under the condition of
room temperature, a
blue light source with the power being 18 watts and the
wavelength being 455 nanometers is used for carrying out illumination stirring reaction. And separating and purifying the crude product to obtain the 3-methyl
flavonoid derivative. The invention realizes a photochemical C-H
alkylation reaction of
dimethyl sulfoxide and
flavonoid derivatives, a series of functionalized methylated
flavonoid derivatives can be constructed through simple operation, and compared with the traditional synthesis method, the method has the main advantages that: 1) the reaction condition is mild, and the reaction can be smoothly carried out at
room temperature; the method has the advantages of simple operation, no need of
metal catalysts and strong oxidants, no need of
strong acids, simple operation, no need of
nitrogen protection, high yield and good tolerance of functional groups.