The invention relates to the technical field of medical intermediate synthesis, in particular to a preparation method of 2-fluorobenzaldehyde. The method comprises the following steps that
propyl formate is dissolved into
anhydrous tetrahydrofuran, and a solution A is obtained; 2-bromofluorobenzene is dissolved into
anhydrous tetrahydrofuran, and a solution B is obtained;
anhydrous lithium chloride and
magnesium are put into a reaction flask, anhydrous
tetrahydrofuran is added, heating is conducted to micro-boiling, dibromoethane is dropwise added, and a reaction is triggered; under
backflow,a solution B is added into the reaction
bottle; feeding is finished, cooling is conducted, and the solution A is dropwise added; feeding is finished, and the reaction continues to be conducted for a period of time; cooling is conducted, diluted
hydrochloric acid is quenched, aftertreatment is conducted,
vacuum distillation refining is conducted, and 1-phenyl-2-
butanone is obtained. According to the method, when a
Grignard reagent is prepared, astable benzyl
magnesium lithium chloride low in activity is formed by adding
lithium chloride; a reaction of
propyl formate and the benzyl
magnesium lithium chloride is controllable,
propyl formate only reacts with one benzyl magnesium
lithium chloride, and the reaction is stopped at the
aldehyde stage but not further goes to the
alcohol stage.