The invention belongs to the technical field of preparation of
organic chemicals, and particularly relates to trifluoropyruvic acid and a method for preparing trifluoropyruvic acid from trifluoroacetone. The method comprises the following steps: dissolving trifluoroacetone in a
chlorinated solvent, adding a catalyst, introducing
chlorine, carrying out a closed reaction, controlling the
reaction temperature, cooling to
room temperature after the reaction is finished to obtain a 1, 1, 1-trichlorotrifluoroacetone reaction mixture, adding an alkali liquor to carry out a
hydrolysis reaction, separating out a water phase after the reaction is finished, and
drying to obtain the trifluoropyruvic acid. And continuously applying the chlorination
solvent, continuously adding the acid into the water phase to adjust the pH value to 3-4 to obtain a trifluoropyruvic
acid water solution, finally extracting and pulping to obtain a wet trifluoropyruvic acid product, and purging with air to obtain a pure trifluoropyruvic acid product. According to the method for preparing trifluoropyruvic acid from trifluoroacetone, the raw materials are easy to obtain, the process is stable, the yield is high, the cost is low, and the invention further provides a trifluoropyruvic acid product.