The invention discloses a method for preparing 1, 2, 3-trichloropropene with
high selectivity by dehydrochlorination of 1, 2, 2, 3-tetrachloropropane, and belongs to the technical field of
catalysis. The method comprises the following steps: stirring 1, 2, 2, 3-tetrachloropropane and a
sodium hydroxide solution under the conditions of normal pressure and 40-100 DEG C for
reflux reaction, after the reaction is finished, cooling the reaction liquid to
room temperature, separating the liquid by using a separating funnel, rectifying the obtained
oil phase to obtain 1, 2, 3-trichloropropene, adding an improver into the
reaction system, and carrying out
solid-liquid separation to obtain the 1, 2, 3-trichloropropene. The improver is a
complex system composed of a
metal salt and a bidentate
phosphine ligand or a
metal composite oxide. The method provided by the invention has the advantages of fewer reaction steps and simpler equipment, the yield of 1, 2, 3-trichloropropene is as high as 86%, the conversion rate of 1, 2, 2, 3-tetrachloropropane is as high as 92%, the selectivity of the target product is as high as 98%, and the conversion rate and the selectivity of the target product are remarkably improved.