The invention relates to the technical field of synthesis, and discloses a synthesis method of a
drospirenone EP
impurity E. The method comprises the following steps: adding a compound I, vinylboronic acid
pinacol ester, stannic
chloride and chiral
diol into a first
organic solvent, reacting for a first time at a first temperature, extracting,
drying, and carrying out
column chromatography separation to obtain a compound II; dissolving the compound II in a second
organic solvent, adding
acetic anhydride, a
palladium catalyst and a catalyst ligand, replacing and introducing
carbon dioxide, stirring and reacting for a second time at a second temperature, and performing extraction,
drying and
column chromatography separation to obtain a compound III; and dissolving the compound III in a third
organic solvent, adding a condensing agent, carrying out a stirring reaction at a third temperature for a fourth period of time, and carrying out extraction,
drying and
column chromatography separation to obtain the compound 17R-
Drospirenone. In the embodiment of the invention, the synthesis
route of the
drospirenone EP
impurity E is short, the yield is high, and the synthesis cost of the
drospirenone EP
impurity E is effectively reduced.