The invention discloses a preparation method of a palbociclib intermediate. The method comprises the following steps: preparing 5-bromine-2-chloro-N-cyclopentylamine pyrimidine-4 amine from 5-bromine-2,4-dichloropyrimidine and cyclopentylamine by taking solvents such as dichloromethane and water as solvents and taking inorganic base as an acid-binding agent; with DIEA as an acid-binding agent, DMF as a solvent and TBAB as a phase transfer catalyst, in the presence of water, catalyzing with a trace amount of palladium, and carrying out normal hexane reflux dehydration; further subjecting the acetic anhydride to dehydration cyclization, such that 2-chloro-8-cyclopentyl-5-methylpyridino[2,3-D]pyrimidine-7-(8H)-ketone is obtained; and reacting the obtained compound with NBS (N-bromosuccinimide) in acetonitrile to obtain the 6-bromo-2-chloro-8-cyclopentyl-5-methylpyridino[2, 3-D]pyrimidine-7(8H)-ketone. The method is mild in reaction, simple and convenient to operate, recyclable in solvent, less in environmental pollution, high in yield, low in cost, high in product quality and suitable for industrial production.