The invention discloses a green synthesis method of a new compound 2-O-methyl-6-O-(2-hydroxypropyl)-beta-
cyclodextrin. The method comprises the following steps: in the presence of
anhydrous K2CO3 or
anhydrous Na2CO3, reacting beta-
cyclodextrin and
dimethyl carbonate in a
dimethylformamide organic solvent, after the reaction is complete, filtering to remove the
anhydrous K2CO3 or anhydrous Na2CO3 and other insoluble substances, distilling under reduced pressure to remove the
solvent, and concentrating the solution; precipitating out the product with
acetone, and filtering to obtain 2-O-methyl-beta-
cyclodextrin; dissolving the obtained 2-O-methyl-beta-cyclodextrin in a 30%
sodium hydroxide solution, dropwisely adding quantitative epoxypropane at certain temperature, after the reaction is complete, adding
hydrochloric acid to neutralize to neutrality, and distilling to obtain a white
solid; and dissolving in
dimethylformamide, filtering to remove the salt, pouring the filtrate into
acetone to obtain a white precipitate, repeatedly washing with
acetone, and finally, immersing in aether to obtain the
white powder solid product 2-O-methyl-6-O-(2-hydroxypropyl)-beta-cyclodextrin. The method has the advantages of simple technological conditions, high conversion rate of beta-cyclodextrin and environment friendliness.