The invention belongs to the field of
fine chemical engineering, and particularly relates to a method for directly synthesizing 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate from
isobutyraldehyde. According to the method,
isobutyraldehyde, as a by-product of an industrial
butanol-
octanol production process, is taken as a
raw material, and 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate is directly synthesized. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, conducting
aldol condensation and
disproportionation-esterification on part of
isobutyraldehyde to obtain 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol isobutyrate; then, conducting oxidization on the remaining unreacted isobutyraldehyde to generate
isobutyric acid, wherein separation and purification are not needed; finally, carrying out an
esterification reaction to obtain 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate. The method has the following advantages: the
raw material is cheap and easy to obtain, and can be recycled for several times; the
intermediate product needs not be separated and can be directly synthesized into the final product, so as to simplify the technical operation process for generation of the final product; and the
raw material conversion rate is high, that is, the isobutyraldehyde conversion rate exceeds 92%.