The present application relates to the technical fields of organic
chemical synthesis, and discloses a method for synthesizing
pyromellitic acid. The method comprises the following steps: (1) under gas-liquid
reaction conditions, contacting liquid-phase materials containing
durene, a
solvent and a catalyst with an
oxygen-containing gas in a micro-channel reactor to perform first oxidation, so as to obtain first oxidation materials, wherein the conditions of the first oxidation are such that the conversion rate of the
durene reaches more than 99%, and the total
molar amount of a monocarboxyl product, a dicarboxyl product and an
intermediate product of the oxidation of the monocarboxyl product to the dicarboxyl product in the first oxidation materials is more than 85% of the
molar amount of the first oxidation materials; and (2) sending the first oxidation materials into a reaction kettle to perform second oxidation. The method for synthesizing
pyromellitic acid provided by the present application has the advantages of high yield, good selectivity, low possibility of blockage of the micro-channel reactor, high oxidation efficiency, safe reaction, economy and
environmental protection.