The invention discloses a method for preparing methyl 3-
hydroxybenzoate under the
catalysis of a
metal oxygen cluster coordinated monatomic nano-catalyst. A catalyst-
metal oxygen cluster coordinated monatomic nano-catalyst (the molecular formula of the catalyst can be expressed as MaObX, M can be any one of V, Cr, Nb, Mo, Ta and W, a can be any integer between 1 and 20, b can be any integer between 6 and 70, X can be Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu, and the molecular formula of the catalyst can be expressed as MaObX; the preparation method comprises the following steps: adding methyl 3-
hydroxybenzoate (any one of N, N and Zn) into a clean
reaction tube, adding 3-
hydroxybenzoic acid and
methanol into the reactor, fully reacting by using a
magnetic stirrer under a certain temperature condition, and separating and purifying to obtain methyl 3-
hydroxybenzoate. According to the method, the
metal oxygen cluster coordinated monatomic nano-catalyst is adopted to catalyze 3-
hydroxybenzoic acid and
methanol to prepare methyl 3-hydroxybenzoate, the catalyst has extremely high reaction activity and stability, after the reaction is finished, after a sample is simply treated, the used catalyst can be recycled and reused, the method is
environmentally friendly, and the method is suitable for industrial production. The reaction cleanliness is improved, the production and manufacturing cost is reduced, and control and industrial production are easy.