The invention discloses a preparation method of 2,3-dichloropyridine. 2,3-dichloropyridine is an intermediate in
fine chemical industry, which is widely used in the fields of
medicine and
pesticide. The method comprises the following steps: carrying out chlorination reaction on 2,6-dichloropyridine, which is used as a
raw material, to obtain 2,3,6-trichloropyridine; adding the 2,3,6-trichloropyridine, an acid binding agent, a
metal catalyst and an
organic solvent into a reactor, and carrying out
hydrogenation reaction, wherein the mol ratio of 2,3,6-trichloropyridine to acid binding agent is 1:(0.1-0.5); and cooling the
hydrogenation reaction liquid, adding water to dissolve the acid binding agent
hydrochloride, filtering, standing, separating out the
water layer, extracting the
organic solvent layer with water-containing acid at least three times, merging the water-containing acid
layers after extraction, diluting by adding water, precipitating a
solid, filtering, and
drying to obtain the 2,3-dichloropyridine product. The invention has the advantages of novel process
route, short reaction steps, high yield, low production cost and environmental friendliness, is simple to operate, and is suitable for industrial production.