The invention discloses a synthesis method of
cabozantinib, which comprises the following steps: reacting methoxyquinoline, 4-
aminophenylboronic acid pinacol ester,
boric acid B (OH) 3, a catalyst
copper salt and a
molecular sieve in a
solvent to prepare 6, 7-dimethoxy-4-(4-aminophenoxy)
quinoline, dissolving the 6, 7-dimethoxy-4-(4-aminophenoxy)
quinoline in a tetrafluoroboric acid
aqueous solution, and carrying out a reaction to obtain the
cabozantinib. The preparation method comprises the following steps: adding a
sodium nitrite aqueous solution under an ice-water bath condition to react to prepare a compound 4, putting the compound 4, 1, 1-dicyanocyclopropane and
potassium phosphate into a mixed
solvent of water and
ethyl acetate, and reacting at 60-90 DEG C under the protection of
oxygen-
free gas to prepare a compound 5; and putting the compound 5, p-
fluorobenzene diazonium
tetrafluoroborate and
potassium phosphate into a mixed
solvent of
ethyl acetate and water, and reacting at 60-90 DEG C under the protection of
oxygen-
free gas to prepare the target product
cabozantinib. The method is mild in reaction condition, simple and convenient to operate, high in product yield, high in purity, low in production cost and suitable for industrial production of cabozantinib.