The invention provides
abiraterone acetate and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of
organic synthesis. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing
dehydroepiandrosterone, an aprotic polar
solvent, an acylating agent and a first acid-binding agent, and carrying out first
esterification reaction to obtain
dehydroepiandrosterone acetate; mixing
dehydroepiandrosterone acetate, a first
solvent, a second acid-binding agent and
halogen phosphate, and performing second
esterification reaction to obtain an intermediate; and mixing the intermediate, a second
solvent, 3-
pyridine borate, a ligand, alkali and a
metal catalyst, carrying out a
coupling reaction, and carrying out post-treatment to obtain
abiraterone acetate. According to the method,
phosphate is obtained from
halogen phosphate, so that the cost is low, the
reagent toxicity is relatively low, and the yield is higher; phosphate ester is used as a
coupling substrate, the reaction is stable, high-temperature conditions are not needed,
energy consumption is low, impurities are few, and the yield is high. The result of the embodiment shows that the purity of the
abiraterone acetate is higher than 99.35, and the yield is higher than 85%.