Disclosed is a method for preparing (methyl) methoxyethyl
acrylate. The method includes that an integrated device with a reacting kettle on the lower portion and a rectifying
tower on the upper portion is utilized, (methyl)
methyl acrylate and glycol-methyl
ether are used as raw materials, the raw materials are heated and reacted in the reacting kettle under the action of catalysts and
polymerization inhibitors to generate the (methyl) methoxyethyl
acrylate, and then the separation and purification are performed to obtain the product. According to the method, a
reactive distillation and
azeotropic distillation coupling technology is utilized, the
reactive distillation and the
azeotropic distillation are performed in the same
tower, the equipment investment is reduced, the
energy consumption is reduced, the material ratio is lowered, the reaction time is shortened, and the efficiency of a reactor is improved; an ester exchange process is utilized, so that the waste water can not be generated, and the highly purified (methyl) methoxyethyl
acrylate can be obtained after separation; composite catalysts are utilized, so that the reacting efficiency is increased, the reaction time is shortened, and the quantity of generated polymers is lowered; and the novel
polymerization inhibitors are utilized, so that the
chromaticity of the product is improved.