The invention discloses a method for preparing 2-
isopropyl-4, 5-dimethylphenol, which mainly comprises the following steps: S1, weighing a mixture of 3, 4-and 3, 5-dimethylphenol, a catalyst and an alkylated compound in parts by
mass, adding the dimethylphenol mixture and the catalyst into a reactor, starting stirring, heating to a first temperature in an
oil bath, introducing the alkylated compound for reaction, and cooling to a second temperature in the
oil bath; ventilating for a period of time; s2, after introducing the alkylated compound, heating to a second temperature, carrying out heat preservation reaction, sampling and analyzing, and if the 2, 6-
isopropyl-4, 5-
xylenol is less than or equal to 1.0%, continuing to add the alkylated compound until the 2, 6-
isopropyl-4, 5-
xylenol is qualified, if the 2, 6-isopropyl-4, 5-
xylenol is not qualified; and S3, separating the catalyst from the
reaction product generated in the previous step, adding the
reaction product into a rectifying still, rectifying to obtain an alkylated compound at normal pressure, then rectifying under reduced pressure to distill out the front component for mechanical application, continuously rectifying under reduced pressure to obtain 3, 5-xylenol and 2-isopropyl-4, 5-dimethylphenol fractions in sequence, and obtaining the residues of diisopropyl by-products, namely 2, 6-diisopropyl-4, 5-xylenol and 3, 5-dimethylphenol in the still, namely the diisopropyl by-products, namely 2, 6-diisopropyl-4, 5-xylenol and 2, 6-diisopropyl-4, 5-dimethylphenol. The method comprises the following steps: adding 2, 6-diisopropyl 4, 5-xylenol mixed fractions into a
solvent;