The invention discloses a synthesis method of estradiol semihydrate. The synthesis method is particularly suitable for a process of synthesizing the estradiol semihydrate by taking ADD (1.4-
androstenedione) as an initial
raw material. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, carrying out ketal reaction on ADD and
ethylene glycol to generate ketal, reacting the ketal with a lithiation
reagent prepared from
biphenyl,
diphenylmethane,
lithium and
tetrahydrofuran to generate 17-ketal
estrone, then hydrolyzing the 17-ketal
estrone through inorganic acid to obtain
estrone, reducing the estrone through a
reducing agent to obtain an estradiol crude product, and purifying the estradiol crude product. And refining the estradiol crude product with an
alcohol or
ketone solvent and pure water, and
drying to obtain the estradiol semihydrate. By using the method, impurities such as
biphenyl,
diphenylmethane and the like in lithiation reaction are removed in advance, the refining operation of the estrone is reduced (the refining of the estrone requires 30 times of volume of a
solvent), the productivity is improved, the refining and
drying processes of the estradiol semihydrate ensure that the content of
crystal water is qualified, the single
impurity of the synthesized product is less than 0.1%, and the yield is improved. The product meets the quality standards of the
Chinese pharmacopoeia 2020 edition and the European
pharmacopoeia 11 edition.