The invention belongs to the technical field of
fine chemical engineering, and particularly relates to a synthesis method of 4-methoxy-2-methyldiphenylamine, which comprises the following steps: (1) synthesis: sequentially adding 4-methoxy-2-
methylaniline,
chlorobenzene, a catalyst, an acid-binding agent and an
imidazole cocatalyst into a reaction kettle, stirring until the
system is uniformly dispersed, keeping the temperature for reaction, and cooling to
room temperature to obtain 4-methoxy-2-methyldiphenylamine; after the reaction is finished, cooling to
room temperature, and carrying out post-treatment to obtain an oily substance; and (2) recrystallization: adding a mixed
solvent of
ethanol and water into the oily substance obtained in the step (1), heating to
reflux, keeping the temperature for 0.5 h, then controlling the
cooling speed and the stirring speed to crystallize, growing the
crystal for a period of time when the temperature of the
system is reduced to 10 DEG C, and then filtering and washing to obtain the 4-methoxy-2-methyldiphenylamine. The yield of the product obtained by the method can reach 97.2%, and the purity can reach 99% or above; the method has the advantages of few three wastes, high economic benefit, high
atom economy and the like, and is easy for industrial implementation.