The invention provides an efficient method for selectively synthesizing a 2-hydroxybenzene
sulfur ether compound. The method includes the steps of making a
thiophenol compound shown in the formula (I) and an
aryl halide compound shown in the formula (II) sufficiently react in a reaction medium with
dimethyl sulfoxide as
solvent under the effects of a catalyst, ligand and
alkali carbonate to prepare a
reagent, and conducting postprocessing on the
reagent to prepare the 2-hydroxybenzene
sulfur ether compound, wherein cuprous
iodide serves as the catalyst, enaminone serves as the ligand, and cesium
carbonate serves as the
alkali carbonate. R1 in the formula (I) or the formula (II) is selected from one of
alkyl and
halogen. R2 in the formula (II) or the formula (III) is selected from one of methoxyl,
halogen and
trifluoromethyl. Raw materials can be easily obtained, the synthesis condition is gentle, the chemical selectivity is high and controllable, cost is saved, the requirements for devices are low,
solvent and water can dissolve each other, postprocessing is convenient, the catalytic
system is wide in adaptability, and the method is suitable for large-scale industrialized production.