The invention discloses a method for synthesizing 1-acetyl-halo-indolyl-3-acetate. According to the method, ortho-
aminobenzoic acid with a general formula (II) and a
chloride of ortho-
aminobenzoic acid which serve as starting raw materials react with ClCH2COOH, NaOH, Na2CO3 and a catalyst KI (or NaI or the like) to produce N-(2-carboxyl)phenylglycine with a general formula (III) and a
chloride of N-(2-carboxyl)phenylglycine, N-(2-carboxyl)phenylglycine
bromine of a general formula (IV) and a
chloride of N-(2-carboxyl)phenylglycine
bromine are produced in a manner that N-(2-carboxyl)phenylglycine and the chloride of N-(2-carboxyl)phenylglycine react with N-
bromosuccinimide (NBS), CH3OH, H2O and a catalyst, namely
ammonium nitrate (or
strong acids and weak-base salts, such as
ammonium chloride,
ammonium sulfate,
hydrochloric acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TSA) and
sulfuric acid, or protonic acid), and N-(2-carboxyl)phenylglycine
bromine and the chloride of N-(2-carboxyl)phenylglycine bromine react with Ac2O and
anhydrous AcNa to produce 1-acetyl-halo-indolyl-3-acetate. The method has the advantages of being
safer, more environment-friendly, more time-saving, more convenient in operation, and the like.