The invention discloses a mefenamic acid. The mefenamic acid is prepared by the following steps: taking o-chlorobenzoic acid and 2,3-dimethylaniline as the reactants and weakly alkaline salt as the acid binding agent, and then carrying out C-N condensation reactions in the presence of a copper catalyst. The invention also provides a synthesis technology of mefenamic acid. The synthesis technology comprises the following steps: adding 2,3-dimethylaniline, strongly acidic cation exchange resin, o-chlorobenzoic acid, sodium bicarbonate, a copper catalyst, sodium acetate, and sodium ethyl benzene sulfonate into a condensation reaction tank to synthesize a first reaction liquid; then sequentially adding o-chlorobenzoic acid, sodium bicarbonate, and a copper catalyst into the first reaction liquid, dropwise adding liquid alkali to synthesize a second reaction liquid, adjusting the pH value of the second reaction liquid to obtain a condensation liquid, and finally subjecting the condensation liquid to filtering, decoloring, and purification to obtain mefenamic acid. The provided mefenamic acid synthesis technology has the advantages of few byproducts, high yield, safety, environment-friendliness, energy saving, improved efficiency, and simple operation.