The invention provides a method for synthesizing
carvacrol by limo nene epoxides. The method comprises the following steps: step 1, under the action of a Lewis acid catalyst A, limo nene
epoxide is heated up for open-loop
rearrangement reaction to produce isodihydrocarvone, after reaction,
white oil is added into the reaction liquid,
vacuum distillation is conducted to obtain an isodihydrocarvone end product, and the catalyst A remains in the residue; step 2, isodihydrocarvone prepared in the step 1 and a catalyst B are dissolved in a
solvent, the
solvent is heated up for
dehydrogenation oxidation to produce
carvacrol, the reaction process is monitored by
gas chromatography, when the content of isodihydrocarvone is 30-40%, the reaction is terminated, the catalyst B is filtered and separated out,
vacuum distillation is performed on the filtrate, isodihydrocarvone and the
solvent which are not subjected to reaction are reclaimed, and
distillation is further conducted to obtain a
carvacrol end product. The
raw material is low in price and easily accessible, the synthesis process is environment-friendly, the catalysts can be recycled, and the method provided by the invention is suitable for industrial production.