The invention discloses a synthesis method of pinoxaden, and belongs to the field of chemical engineering. The method comprises the following steps that 2,6-diethyl-4-methylaniline is subjected to sodium nitrite diazotization and thermal decomposition to generate 2,6-diethyl-4-methylbromobenzene; diethyl malonate is added into [1,4,5]-oxadiazepine dihydrobromide hydrate and an alkaline catalyst tosynthesize dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[1,2-d][1,4,5]-oxadiaza-7,9(2H, 8H)-diketone, the dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[1,2-d][1,4,5]-oxadiaza-7,9(2H, 8H)-diketone and 2,6-diethyl-4-bromomethyl benzene are subjected tocoupling reaction to obtain 8-(2,6-diethyl-4-methyl phenyl)tetrahydropyrazolo[1,2-d][1,4,5]xazepine-7, 9(2H, 8H)-diketone; the 8-(2,6-diethyl-4-methyl phenyl)tetrahydropyrazolo[1,2-d][1,4,5]xazepine-7, 9(2H, 8H)-diketone is reacted with pivaloyl chloride to synthesize the final product pinoxaden. According to the synthesis method of the pinoxaden, the synthesis steps are shortened, operation is simple and convenient, the cost is reduced, the economic efficiency is high, and environmental pollution is little.