The present invention relates to a kind of method that titanium chelate catalyzes transesterification to prepare higher carbon alcohol ester of phthalate, with dimethyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate and dibutyl phthalate Low-carbon alcohol phthalate and high-carbon alcohols such as isononanol, isodecyl alcohol, and 2-propylheptanol are used as raw materials, with o-phenanthroline, 2,2'-bipyridine, ethylenediamine, N,N ‑Dimethylethylenediamine, N,N′‑dimethylethylenediamine, N,N,N′,N′‑tetramethylethylenediamine, 1,2‑cyclohexanediamine, etc. The titanium chelate of the ligand is the catalyst, the amount of the catalyst is 0.01-0.1% of the mass of the lower alcohol phthalate, the molar ratio of the higher alcohol to the lower alcohol phthalate is 2-4, and the reaction temperature is 160- 220°C, the reaction time is 2 to 5 hours, the conversion rate of lower alcohol phthalate and the selectivity of higher alcohol phthalate are up to 99%. The invention has the advantages of good raw material storage and transportation stability, convenient feeding, less side reactions, low raw material consumption, no corrosion of the catalyst, and less consumption.