The invention relates to the technical field of
chemical industry, and provides a method for preparing 2, 6-diisopropylnaphthalene through
transalkylation, which comprises the following steps: S1, after
naphthalene and propylene are subjected to
alkylation reaction, rectification and
crystallization separation are performed to obtain first 2, 6-diisopropylnaphthalene and a mixture A; s2, carrying out
transalkylation reaction on the mixture A and
naphthalene under the action of a supported catalyst to obtain a monoisopropylnaphthalene mixture, continuously carrying out
alkylation reaction on the monoisopropylnaphthalene mixture and propylene under the action of a
hydrogen mordenite A catalyst to obtain a mixture B, and rectifying and crystallizing the mixture B to obtain second 2, 6-diisopropylnaphthalene and a mixture C; and S3, the sum of the first 2, 6-diisopropylnaphthalene and the second 2, 6-diisopropylnaphthalene is obtained, and the product 2, 6-diisopropylnaphthalene is the sum of the first 2, 6-diisopropylnaphthalene and the second 2, 6-diisopropylnaphthalene. Through the technical scheme, the problems of harsh
process conditions and
lower yield in the preparation process of 2, 6-diisopropylnaphthalene are solved.