The invention belongs to the field of
medicine preparation, and particularly relates to a synthesis method of
apixaban, which comprises the following steps: (1) synthesis of an intermediate I: taking 4-
aminobenzoic acid and 5-chlorovaleryl
chloride as raw materials, adding a polar
solvent and a strong alkali
reagent, and preparing the intermediate I, namely 1-(4-carboxyphenyl)
piperidine-2-
ketone, by a one-pot method; (2) synthesis of an intermediate II: adding
trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride into the intermediate I obtained in the step (1) to obtain an OTf activated intermediate, and carrying out
Suzuki reaction on the OTf activated intermediate and a
pyrazole borate derivative in the presence of a
palladium composite catalyst and alkali to obtain the intermediate II; and (3) synthesis of
apixaban: taking the intermediate II, adding a cyclization
reagent and a third
solvent, and reacting under a
microwave condition to obtain
apixaban. According to the apixaban, the total yield and purity are remarkably improved, the reaction time is greatly shortened, the production efficiency is improved, operation is easy, and the apixaban is suitable for large-scale production.