The invention relates to the technical fields of pharmaceutical chemical intermediates and relevant chemicals, in particular to a method for preparing cyan aromatic hydrocarbons by using
aryl bromides. The method comprises the following steps of: a, sequentially adding brominated aromatic hydrocarbons, a
cyanogen source,
palladium catalyst, ligand and alkali into a reactor, adding
organic solvent for reaction, controlling
reaction temperature to be 50-200DEG C and reaction time to be 24-48h, wherein the
molar ratio of the brominated aromatic hydrocarbons to the
cyanogen source is 1: (1-2), the
molar ratio of the brominated aromatic hydrocarbons to the
palladium catalyst is 1: (0.05-0.1), the
molar ratio of the ligand to the
palladium catalyst is 1: (1-2) and the molar ratio of the brominated aromatic hydrocarbons to the alkali is 1: (1-20); and b, separating the reaction liquid obtained in the step a through a
silica gel column to obtain the cyan aromatic hydrocarbons. The method for preparing cyan aromatic hydrocarbons by using
aryl bromides has the advantages that the reaction steps are less, the conditions are moderate and the operation is convenient to conduct; the used
cyanogen source is cheap and easy to obtain, the
toxicity is lower and the prices of the catalyst and the ligand are low; and the preparation cost can be greatly decreased and the
pollution to the surrounding environment is reduced.