As the country pays more and more attention to energy conservation and emission reduction continuously,the rapid development of new energy electric vehicles will promote a significant increase in the demand for lithium batteries and their electrolyte additives.Vinyl sulfate,an organic solvent and electrolyte additive in lithium-ion batteries,has good market prospects and high profit value in its production process and industry.This article reviews various reported synthesis methods for vinyl sulfate and provides a preliminary analysis and evaluation of existing synthesis methods.