The invention discloses a method for preparing 4,4-dimethyl-1-(4-chlorphenyl)-3-
pentanone, which comprises the following steps: reacting 3,3-dimethyl-2-
butanone and p-chlorobenzaldehyde under
reflux for 5-10 hours by using
methanol as a
solvent and
sodium methoxide as an alkalizer, recycling part of
methanol, cooling to 10-20 DEG C, filtering to obtain the 4,4-dimethyl-1-(4-chlorphenyl)-3-
pentanone, and
drying, wherein the mol ratio of p-chlorobenzaldehyde:3,3-dimethyl-2-
butanone:
sodium methoxide is 1:(1.0-1.3):(1.2-1.5).
Methanol is substituted for
potassium hydroxide, so that water generated in reaction is decomposed by
sodium methoxide, thereby effectively enhancing the
reaction speed and reaction yield; and since the
reaction system does not contain water, the
solvent can be recycled by simple
distillation, thereby greatly lowering the facility request and reducing the
raw material unit consumption. The synthesis yield of the method is higher than 97%, the product content is higher than 96%, and the
recovery rate of the
solvent methanol is up to 85%; and thus, the invention can easily implement industrial production, has good practicality, and can generate high economic benefit and social benefit.