The invention relates to the field of pesticide chemistry, in particular to a preparation method of a 2, 3-dipicolinic acid ester derivative intermediate and a 2, 3-dipicolinic acid ester derivative, which comprises the following steps: dissolving a general formula II and a general formula III in an organic solvent, adding a strong base for reaction, filtering, washing, and drying to obtain the 2, 3-dipicolinic acid ester derivative intermediate. After the reaction is finished, carrying out acidification treatment by using an alcoholic solution of anhydrous acid to obtain an acidification reaction solution of the intermediate I; carrying out heat treatment on an acidification reaction solution of the intermediate I, then dropwise adding a general formula IV, and after the reaction is finished, carrying out simple post-treatment to obtain a general formula V; according to the method for preparing the 2, 3-dipicolinic acid ester and the derivative thereof, the two-step reaction can be carried out through a one-pot boiling method, free ammonia generated in the second step provides an ammonia source for pyridine ring formation, and the whole process is safe, environmentally friendly, high in atom utilization rate, economical, efficient and suitable for industrial production.