The invention relates to the technical field of
organic synthesis processes, and provides a method for preparing methyl o-chlorobenzoate from o-
chlorotoluene, which comprises the following steps: adding o-
chlorotoluene,
acetic acid and a supported catalyst into a mixing kettle, heating to 60-120 DEG C, and stirring to obtain a
mixed solution; pouring the
mixed solution into a reaction kettle, introducing air to pressurize, heating to 130-180 DEG C, reacting for 2-4 hours, discharging, cooling, filtering, washing and distilling to obtain o-chlorobenzoic acid; the method comprises the following steps: mixing o-chlorobenzoic acid and
methanol, stirring, adding a catalyst, heating to 70-90 DEG C, reacting for 2-4 hours, cooling, extracting, washing, standing and layering to obtain an upper phase, namely methyl o-chlorobenzoate. The preparation method has the advantages of low production cost, less
waste gas and waste water, and realization of the coordinated development of
economic benefits and environmental benefits, and the methyl o-chlorobenzoate prepared from o-
chlorotoluene has the advantages of high yield, high purity, and good application value.