The invention belongs to the field of chemical reaction engineering and relates to a method for producing isopropyl acetate, in particular to a method for preparing isopropyl acetate through rectification and reaction between methyl acetate and isopropyl alcohol. By utilizing a reactive distillation column and a methyl acetate recovery tower, the isopropyl acetate is prepared and the raw material methyl acetate is recycled under normal pressure, the reactant isopropyl alcohol of high boiling point is fed into the upper portion of a reaction zone located in the middle portion of the reactive distillation column, the mixture of methyl acetate and methyl alcohol which are low in boiling point are fed into the lower portion of the reaction zone located in the middle portion of the reactive distillation column, it is guaranteed that the concentration of the methyl acetate in the liquid phase in the lower portion of the reaction zone is kept high, the concentration of the isopropyl alcohol in the liquid phase in the upper portion of the reaction zone is high, so that the concentration of the two reactants on a column plate in the whole reaction zone is kept high comparatively, meanwhile, products, namely the methyl alcohol and the methyl acetate, form the minimum azeotrope and are removed from the column top, the product, namely the isopropyl acetate, of higher boiling point is removed from the column bottom through a stripping section, and therefore the reaction equilibria can move rightward faster.