The invention relates to the technical field of
organic synthesis, in particular to a preparation method of cyclopropyl
formaldehyde, which comprises the following steps: by taking methyl cyclopropyl
formate as a
raw material, red aluminum as a
reducing agent and
toluene as a
solvent, carrying out heat preservation reaction under the protection of
nitrogen and controlling the
reaction temperature to be not more than-78 DEG C; after the reaction is finished, firstly carrying out
quenching reaction by using absolute ethyl
alcohol, then adding a saturated
ammonium chloride solution for further
quenching reaction, then adjusting the pH value to be acidic, layering, collecting a water phase, extracting, combining the collected organic phase,
drying, filtering, and then carrying out
distillation treatment on the material liquid, so as to obtain the product. And rectifying the material liquid without the extracting agent to obtain a cyclopropyl
formaldehyde product. The process method can reduce the cost, is suitable for industrial production, and greatly improves the yield and purity of the cyclopropyl
formaldehyde product.