The invention relates to a method for synthesizing mono-4-nitrobenzyl
malonate. The method comprises the steps of adding para-nitrobenzyl
alcohol,
malonic acid or
malonate and a reaction
solvent to a reaction flask at a mol ratio of 1: (1-10): (10-50); heating in a water bath until being balanced; adding
lipase and a water absorbent to the reaction flask at a mol ratio of (0.1-1): (0-100) with the para-nitrobenzyl
alcohol; controlling temperature at 30-50 DEG C, reacting for 10-48 hours, filtering to remove the
lipase to obtain a reaction solution, and carrying out reduced pressure distilling on the reaction solution to remove the
solvent, to obtain reaction residue; adding a mixing solution of an
organic solvent and a
salt solution to the reaction residue, stirring and layering, acidifying an obtained water phase, carrying out suction filtering and
drying to obtain the mono-4-nitrobenzyl
malonate. The method is easily available in raw materials, few in
reaction step, moderate in reaction condition, few in
side product, and simple and convenient to operate; the method, because the adopted
organic solvent can be recycled, is low in environmental
impact, simple in post-treatment, relatively high in production purity and yield, and suitable for industrial production.