The invention discloses a method for synthesizing 1,4-dioxane-2-
ketone by
ethylene glycol. The method comprises the following steps of: 1, synthesis of
ethylene glycol monosodium: mixing a dehydrating agent,
ethylene glycol and
sodium hydroxide for reaction,
cooling down the
mixed solution to the
room temperature after reaction, standing the
mixed solution for demixing to obtain upper-layer liquid, and directly using the upper-layer liquid in the next reaction, wherein the
ethylene glycol mixed in the lower-layer
ethylene glycol monosodium is unnecessarily separated; 2, synthesis of beta-hydroxyethoxy
sodium acetate: mixing
ethylene glycol,
sodium monochloroacetate and ethylene glycol monosodium for reaction, adding
sulfolane to the
mixed solution after reaction, recovering ethylene glycol by
vacuum distillation,
cooling down the mixed solution, then adding
acetone to the mixed solution, and obtaining a coarse product of beta-hydroxyethoxy
sodium acetate; and 3, synthesis of 1,4-dioxane-2-
ketone by ethylene glycol: adding beta-hydroxyethoxy
sodium acetate to an
oxygen heterocycle containing
solvent, slowly adding concentrated
sulfuric acid to the mixed solution dropwise when the mixed solution is stirred, and obtaining the finished product of 1,4-dioxane-2-
ketone by ethylene glycol. The method takes ethylene glycol as a synthetic
raw material, the products are easily separated, and the selectivity is high; and the solvents used in the reaction can be recovered in high efficiency for reutilization, so that the method is environment friendly.