Synthesis method for 3-methoxypropiophenone

The invention discloses a synthesis method for 3-methoxypropiophenone. The synthesis method comprises the steps of enabling magnesium and m-bromoanisole to produce a Grignard reagent in a tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution under the catalytic action of aluminum chloride, and then, subjecting the Grignard reagent to a reaction with propionitrile, thereby producing the 3-methoxypropiophenone. According to the synthesis method, the operation is simple, the process is advanced, the solvent can be recycled, and thus, the industrial production is facilitated. According to the 3-methoxypropiophenone prepared by the synthesis method, the yield reaches 88.6%, and the liquid-phase purity reaches up to 99.44% or more.