The invention discloses a preparation method of a 2, 2, 4-trimethyl-1, 2-dihydroquinoline
monomer, which comprises the following steps: dropwise adding
acetone into a solution containing
aniline, an acid catalyst and a
polymerization inhibitor at a
condensation reaction temperature, and distilling after dropwise adding to obtain the 2, 2, 4-trimethyl-1, 2-dihydroquinoline
monomer; the
condensation reaction temperature is 100-160 DEG C; and the
distillation comprises the following steps: firstly distilling out low-boiling-point substances, then heating to 160-200 DEG C under a 1mm
mercury column, and distilling out the 2, 2, 4-trimethyl-1, 2-dihydroquinoline
monomer. According to the method, the
polymerization inhibitor is added in the reaction process, so that the
polymerization reaction of the 2, 2, 4-trimethyl-1, 2-dihydroquinoline monomer is effectively avoided, the generation of
dimer,
trimer and
tetramer is reduced, and meanwhile, the yield of more than 80% and the purity of more than 95% can be obtained by optimizing the
reaction conditions. The method does not need to use a strong
corrosive acid catalyst, is simple in purification operation, and is suitable for industrial production.