The present invention relates to a
pinacolone synthesis method, and belongs to the technical field of
organic synthesis, the method comprises the following steps: Step 1, isoamylene is adopted as a
raw material, and is subjected to an
addition reaction with
methanol in the presence of an acid catalyst to obtain a methyl
ether intermediate, the acid catalyst is
sulfuric acid, the
mass ratio of isoamylene to
methanol is 1: 2-1: 3, and the methyl
ether intermediate is obtained; the
addition reaction temperature is controlled to be 80-100 DEG C; and Step 2, after the reaction is finished, hydrolyzing the methyl
ether intermediate to obtain
pinacolone. The synthesis method is green and environment-friendly, a large amount of strong acid and excessive
formaldehyde are avoided, so that a large amount of
tar and a large amount of waste acid are not generated, and the amount of three wastes is greatly reduced, and compared with other traditional
synthesis methods in which
pivalic acid or 2-chloro-2-methylbutane is used as a
raw material, the synthesis method disclosed by the invention has the advantages that isoamylene is used as a
raw material; according to the present invention, the raw materials are cheap and easily available, the process is simple, the amount of the three wastes is substantially reduced, and the method has high industrial production value.