The invention provides a method for synthesizing beta-amidocarbonyl compounds. The reaction general formula is disclosed in the specification, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are respectively a
substituent group; R1 can be H, F, Cl, Br, NO2, CH3, OCH3 or any other
single group, and can also be 2,4-2Cl, 2-Cl-5-F or any other double-
substituent group, and the quantity and position of the
substituent groups are not defined; R2 can be H, and can also be NO2, CH3, OCH2CH3, aromatic group or any other substituent group; and R3 can be H, and can also be CH3, COOC2H5 or any other substituent group, or hexahydric cycloalkyl group formed by R2, R3 and
carbon atom connected with R2 and R3. The reaction is carried out at
room temperature in the presence of
acetyl chloride by using
titanium tetrachloride as a catalyst; and the purification adopts recrystallization,
column chromatography or any other
separation method. The invention has the advantages of accessible raw materials, simple technique, mild
reaction conditions and cheap and nontoxic catalyst; and the applicable substrate range for reaction is wide, and thus, different substrates can be utilized to synthesize a series of beta-amidocarbonyl compounds.