The invention discloses a synthesis method of 6-pentyl-2H-
pyran-2-
ketone, which comprises the following steps: step 1, reacting n-
hexanoic acid or n-hexanoyl
chloride with a
malonate compound to obtain a
compound a; step 2, carrying out carbonyl ketal protection reaction on the
compound a to obtain a compound b; 3, the compound b is subjected to a reduction reaction, and a
compound c is obtained; 4, the
compound c is subjected to an oxidation reaction, and a compound d is obtained; 5, the compound d is subjected to a
Wittig reaction, and a
compound e is obtained; step 6, hydrolyzing the
compound e, and removing a
protecting group to obtain a compound f; and step 7, carrying out cyclization on the compound f, so as to obtain the 6-amyl-2H-
pyran-2-one. According to the method, n-
hexanoic acid (or n-hexanoyl
chloride) serves as a starting
raw material, 6PP is prepared through
decarboxylation, ketal protection, reduction, oxidation,
wittig reaction,
hydrolysis deprotection and cyclization, the raw materials are cheap and easy to obtain,
reaction conditions are mild, and the method is
environmentally friendly and suitable for industrial production.