The invention discloses a fullerene single catechol derivative intermediate, a preparation method thereof and purposes thereof. The preparation method is characterized in that 0.3-14 parts of 3,4-dibenzyloxybenzoic acid are dissolved in 2-10 parts of tetrahydrofuran at -15--18 DEG C, 0.01-1 part of triethylamine is added in the solution, 0.09-1 part of ethyl chloroformate is dripped in the reactor, the solution is stirred for 2-3 hours, triethylamine hydrochloride is removed through filtering, THF is removed in a pressure reducing mode, 0.1-4.0 parts of fullerene ethylenediamine derivatives intermediates IV, and 16-100 parts of methylbenzene are added in the solution and react at 140-150 DEG C, TLC is used for detecting reaction progresses, the methylbenzene is removed after filtration and pressure reduction, 1-10 parts of dichloromethane are added and dissolved in the solution, 6-7 parts of saturated salt water is used for washing for three times, 10-12 parts of saturated sodium bicarbonate are sued for washing for five times, anhydrous sodium sulfate is used for washing organic phases, the column chromatography developing solvent includes dichloromethane and ethyl acetate with a ratio of 20:1, and 0.05-2.5 parts of fullerene single catechol derivatives intermediates V are obtained. The productive rate is 30.6%-38.8%.