The invention discloses a preparation method of 5-fluoro-2-iodobenzoic acid, which comprises the following steps: (1) taking a compound (IV) 2-nitro-5-fluorobenzoic acid methyl ester as an initial
raw material, and carrying out reduction reaction on the initial
raw material and
zinc powder to generate a compound (III) 2-amino-5-fluorobenzoic acid methyl ester; (2) sequentially carrying out a diazotization reaction and a Sandmeyer
iodination reaction on the compound (III) 2-amino-5-fluorobenzoic acid methyl ester to generate a compound (II) 2-iodo-5-fluorobenzoic acid methyl ester; and (3) carrying out
hydrolysis reaction on the compound (II) 2-iodo-5-fluorobenzoic acid methyl ester and
sodium hydroxide to generate a compound (I), namely the 5-fluoro-2-iodobenzoic acid. The preparation method disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the
reaction conditions are mild, and dangerous chemical reactions are not involved; the operation is simple, complicated purification
modes such as
column chromatography are avoided, and
kilogram-level preparation is facilitated; the raw materials are cheap and easy to obtain, the cost is lower, the steps and
atom economy are better, and efficient synthesis economics is met; the total yield is relatively high, and the economic value is extremely high.