The invention discloses a synthetic method for an
ultraviolet absorbent namely 4,4'-dihexyloxybenzophenone. The method comprises the following steps: with p-
hydroxybenzoic acid as a starting material, carrying out
acetylation to protect hydroxy; carrying out a Fredel-Crafts reaction of p-acetoxybenzoic acid and
phenol under the
catalysis of
zinc chloride and
phosphorus oxychloride so as to synthesize an intermediate namely phenyl p-
hydroxybenzoate; then carrying out deacetylation to remove the protective group, and carrying out
Fries rearrangement so as to prepare an intermediate namely 4,4-dihydroxybenzophenone; and forming a salt with 4,4-dihydroxybenzophenone and
potassium carbonate, and carrying out a Williamson reaction of 1-bromohexane and the
potassium salt of 4,4-dihydroxybenzophenone through
catalysis of
tetrabutylammonium bromide so as to synthesize the 4,4'-dihexyloxybenzophenone. The synthetic method provided by the invention has the advantages of mild
reaction conditions, normal pressure, medium and low temperature, stable
quality control, high
raw material conversion rate, effective inhibition of side reactions, fewer three wastes,
light pollution, and facilitation of protecting the environment and labor of a producer.