The invention discloses a method for preparing 2,4,5-triaryl substituted
imidazole through
catalysis of a degradable acidic
ionic liquid, belonging to the technical field of preparation of chemical materials. According to the preparation method, a mol ratio of dibenzoyl to aromatic
aldehyde to
ammonium acetate is 1:1:(2-4), the
molar weight of a degradable acidic
ionic liquid catalyst accounts for 3-5 percent of that of the used aromatic
aldehyde, and the volume (ml) of
alcohol as a reaction
solvent is 1-3 times
molar weight (mmol) of that of the aromatic
aldehyde. The method comprises the steps: performing a
reflux reaction for 0.5-2 hours, rotatably evaporating a
solvent after the reaction is ended, separating out a large quantity of solids after adding water,
grinding solids, standing, carrying out suction filtering, washing filter residue, recrystalizing by using
alcohol after
drying, and
drying in vacuum to obtain 2,4,5-triaryl substituted
imidazole. Compared with a preparation method of other acidic
ionic liquid catalysts, the method has the advantages of good activity of the catalyst, simplicity, convenience and low cost in the whole preparation process, and the like, and is easy to degrade, and brings the convenience to industrialized large-scale production.