The invention relates to the technical field of tert-
butyllithium preparation, in particular to a tert-
butyllithium preparation method which comprises the following steps: preparing raw materials, dissolving
lithium and washing oil, mixing the raw materials to start reaction, dropwise adding a modifier, carrying out heat preservation treatment, cooling,
settling and taking
clear liquid. According to the method, trace impurities on the surface of
lithium are removed in the pretreatment link, the PVP
coating can block contact of water,
oxygen and
lithium in a long-acting mode, lithium is prevented from going bad in the earlier stage of storage and reaction, and meanwhile the compatibility of lithium and organic solvents such as n-
pentane is enhanced; the interference of impurities on the reaction can be eliminated in a high-purity state of the chlorinated tert-
butane, byproducts such as lithium tert-butoxide are prevented from being generated, the
moisture in the
system is strictly limited by deep
dehydration, a stable
anhydrous environment is provided for synthesis of the tert-
butyllithium, and the reaction efficiency is guaranteed; the operation of deep
dehydration and
impurity removal by
activated aluminum oxide creates a high-cleanliness
solvent system for the reaction, avoids the action of water and polar impurities with tert-butyllithium or reaction intermediates, and prevents product
decomposition or
impurity generation.