The invention relates to a method for preparing 3, 4, 5, 6-tetrachloropicolinic acid from
picloram solid residues. The method comprises the following steps: dissolving
picloram solid residues which take 6-amino-3, 4, 5-trichloropicolinic acid and 4-amino-3, 5, 6-trichloropicolinic acid as main components as raw materials in 1, 4-dioxane or other solvents, adding concentrated
nitric acid to carry out N-amino
nitration, then adding
thionyl chloride to carry out sealed heating chlorination, and carrying out post-treatment to obtain 3, 4, 5, 6-tetrachloropicolinic acid. According to the method,
picloram solid residues are converted into production raw materials with practical application value, diazotization operation in a traditional method is avoided, and the method has the advantages of being safe and mild in reaction, easy to operate, green and economical.