The invention relates to a preparation method and application of 3, 4-difluoro-2-methoxyphenylacetic acid, 2, 3, 4-trifluoronitrobenzene is used as a starting material, 3, 4-difluoro-2-methoxyaniline is obtained through
hydrolysis,
alkylation and reduction hydrogenation, then the 3, 4-difluoro-2-methoxyaniline is subjected to a
coupling reaction, a
hydrolysis reaction and an oxidation reaction, and a key intermediate 3, 4-difluoro-2-methoxyphenylacetic acid is obtained. The preparation method has the advantages of simple process flow, mild
reaction conditions, high reaction
safety coefficient, short reaction time, high yield, single
reaction site of each reaction, few by-products, and facilitation of the obtaining of a high-purity target product, the intermediate compound can be obtained only through extraction and concentration in most of the post-treatment, and the method is suitable for industrial production. The 3, 4-difluoro-2-methoxyphenylacetic acid prepared by the method has the advantages of simple process, no need of tedious means for purification,
low emission of generated
wastewater and
waste gas, meeting of the requirements of
green chemistry and
environmental protection, low production cost, and suitableness for industrial application in production of suzertraline drugs.