The invention relates to a method for oxidation of isobutene or tert-butyl
alcohol to prepare methacrylaldehyde, and mainly solves the problems of
low activity and low yield of methacrylaldehyde and
methacrylic acid in the prior art. According to a technical scheme, isobutene or tert-butyl
alcohol is employed for selective oxidation to synthesize methacrylaldehyde, isobutene or tert-butyl
alcohol and
oxygen are adopted as the raw materials, water is taken as the reaction
diluent, and the raw materials and a catalyst contact to generate methacrylaldehyde. Specifically, the catalyst comprises a carrier and an
active ingredient, the
active ingredient has the following general formula Mo12BiaFebCocCedCseXfYgOh, wherein X is at least one of W, V, Ni, Cr, Mn, Nb or Re, and Y is selected from at least one of Sn, Sr, Zn, Ti or Zr. The method well solves the problem, and can be applied to the industrial production of methacrylaldehyde.