The invention discloses a preparation method of (R)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)
propionate compounds, which comprises the following steps: providing compounds with structures shown in formulas I and II: R-OH formula I, in the formula I, R is selected from C1-C18
alkyl substituted or unsubstituted by hydroxyl,-(R1-O) m-R1-OH,-(R4-O-CO-O) n-R4-OH,-(R4-O-CO-R10) w-OH,-R7-O (-CO-O-(R6-O-) p) q-R7-OH, R1 is alkylene of C2-C4, m is an integer of 4-28, and R2 is an integer of 4-28; r4 is a C3-C15 alkylene group or # imgabs0 # n is an integer from 1 to 20; r10 is # imgabs1 # w which is an integer from 1 to 15; r < 6 > is isopropylidene, R < 7 > is C2-C5 alkylene, p is an integer of 1-5, and q is an integer of 5-30; in the formula II, R2 and R3 are independently selected from H, C1, Br and I, and at least one of R2 and R3 is C1 or Br or I; compounds shown in the formula I and the formula II react under the catalytic condition to generate a compound shown in the formula III, wherein R, R2 and R3 are defined as above; the compound shown in the formula III and 4-chloro-o-
cresol are catalyzed by an etherification catalyst to generate a compound shown in a formula IV, and in the formula IV, R is defined as above; # imgabs2 #