The invention provides a synthetic method of L-glufosinate intermediate shown as a formula II and belongs to the technical field of organic synthesis. The synthetic method comprises the step: under aprotective gas atmosphere, reacting a compound in a formula I with diethyl methyl phosphonate in the presence of a catalyst to obtain an intermediate shown as the formula II; the catalyst is MgBr2+PEG-400, LiBr+PEG-400, KCl+PEG-400, MgBr2+TBAB, MgCl2,MgBr2, TMSBr+TBAB, LaCl3+TBAB or CaCl2. The synthetic method provided by the invention has the benefits that as the catalyst is added, the dosage ofthe diethyl methyl phosphonate is reduced, and the process safety and the reaction rate are improved; meanwhile, the problem of reaction racemization can be solved, so that the ee value of a product is improved, the post-processing operation is simplified, and the process cost is reduced, therefore, the industrial application is more easy to perform.