The invention relates to the technical field of bromination, hydrolysis, oxidation and coupling reaction in organic synthesis, particularly a synthesis method of an axially chiral dinaphthalene ligand precursor (s)-2,2'-dinaphthyl-1,1'-dicarboxylic acid. The method comprises the following steps: synthesizing a compound 1-bromo-2-methylnaphthalene from an initial raw material 2-bromomethylnaphthalene, carrying out bromination, hydrolysis and oxidation on the 1-bromo-2-methylnaphthalene to obtain 1-bromo-2-naphthoic acid, generating an ester under the actions of methanol and thionyl chloride, protecting the carboxyl group, carrying out Ullmann reaction under the action of copper powder to perform coupling, carrying out hydrolysis to obtain 2,2'-dinaphthyl-1,1'-dicarboxylic acid, and finally, resolving to obtain the (s)-2,2'-dinaphthyl-1,1'-dicarboxylic acid. The method is simple to operate, and has the advantages of higher yield and favorable economical efficiency.