The invention provides a synthetic method for 1,2,4-trifluorobenzene, belongs to the field of 
pesticide, 
medicine, and 
liquid crystal material intermediate preparation, and solves the problem of harshreaction conditions of a current method for synthesizing 1,2,4-trifluorobenzene. The synthetic method for the 1,2,4-trifluorobenzene is characterized by comprising the following steps: performing 
nitration by using 2,4-dichlorofluorobenzene as a 
raw material and 
nitric acid as a nitrating agent to form 2,4-dichloro-5-fluoronitrobenzene in the presence of 
sulfuric acid; dissolving the 2,4-dichloro-5-fluoronitrobenzene into an 
organic solvent, adding 
potassium fluoride and a first catalyst, and performing fluorination under the 
catalysis of the first catalyst to obtain 2,4,5-trifluoronitrobenzene; dissolving the 2,4,5-trifluoronitrobenzene into a 
solvent, and performing hydrogenation reduction with 
hydrogen under the 
catalysis of a second catalyst to obtain 2,4,5-trifluoroaniline; and performing a reaction on the 2,4,5-trifluoroaniline and 
sulfuric acid, after a salt is formed, performing a diazotization reaction on the salt and 
nitroso-
sulfuric acid, performing a 
deamination reductionreaction with 
sodium hypophosphite under the 
catalysis of a 
copper salt, and finally performing 
steam distillation to obtain the 1,2,4-trifluorobenzene. The method provided by the invention has the advantages of mild 
reaction conditions and the like