The invention provides a synthetic method for 2-amino-1,10-phenanthroline. The method comprises the following steps: in an aprotic solvent, subjecting 1,10-phenanthroline-2-one and alkyl sulfonyl chloride to sulfonylation in the presence of alkali so as to obtain 1,10-phenanthroline-2-sulfonate; and subjecting the obtained 1,10-phenanthroline-2-sulfonate without separation to heating reaction with ammonia water and then carrying out separating so as to obtain 2-amino-1,10-phenanthroline. The aprotic solvent used in the method may be toluene, xylene, dimethyl sulfoxide, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether or the like, the alkali may be triethylamine, 1-methyl piperidine, pyridine, sodium carbonate or the like, and the alkyl sulfonyl chloride may be p-methylbenzenesulfonyl chloride, benzenesulfonyl chloride, benzylsulfonyl chloride, methylsulfonyl chloride or the like, preferably, p-methylbenzenesulfonyl chloride.