The invention discloses a synthesis method of 2-methyl-1H-1, 2, 4-
triazole-3 (2H)-
ketone, which comprises the following steps: adding a compound 1, namely 1-methyl-1, 2, 4-
triazole into an
organic solvent I, integrally cooling to-80 DEG C to-50 DEG C under the protection of
inert gas, then dropwise adding an n-
butyllithium solution, after dropwise adding, keeping the temperature to-80 DEG C to-50 DEG C, stirring and reacting for 0.5-2 hours, and then cooling to
room temperature to obtain the 2-methyl-1H-1, 2, 4-
triazole-3 (2H)-
ketone. The preparation method comprises the following steps: adding a compound 1 into an
organic solvent I, dropwise adding a solution obtained by dissolving
iodine into an
organic solvent II at-80 DEG C to-50 DEG C, after dropwise adding, naturally heating to
room temperature, reacting for 8-20 hours, and after the reaction is finished, carrying out first post-treatment to obtain a compound 2, namely 5-
iodine-1-methyl-1H-1, 2, 4-triazole; and adding the crude product of the compound 2 into an alkaline
aqueous solution, heating to 50-200 DEG C, reacting for 10-20 hours, and performing secondary post-treatment after the reaction to obtain a compound 3, namely 2-methyl-1H-1, 2, 4-triazole-3 (2H)-
ketone.