The invention relates to catalysts used in the production of a promoter 2,2'-dithiobisbenzothiazole, and a preparation method of the catalysts. The catalysts can be one or more selected from metal salts of copper acetate, copper sulfate, copper nitrate, cobalt acetate, cobalt sulfate, cobalt nitrate, cerium acetate, cerium sulfate, cerium nitrate, chrome acetate, chrome sulfate, chrome nitrate, and the like. Carriers of the catalysts can be one or more selected from SiO2, Al2O3, TiO2, mesoporous material molecular sieve, microporous material molecular sieve, and the like. Prepared catalysts are used in a reaction for synthesizing DM by using an oxygen oxidizing method, and the reaction is used for representing performances of the catalysts, wherein a catalyst dosage is 0.01 to 0.1% of the reactant by weight. The catalysts provided by the invention are advantaged in reasonable formulation, low dosage, and good catalytic effect. The catalysts contain active components and carriers. Dispersion areas of the active components are enlarged, such that contact areas between the active components and the reactants are enlarged. Therefore, reaction speed is improved, and the catalyst dosage is reduced. Also, reaction conditions are optimized, such that the yield of DM is higher than 98%.