1-alkoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl compounds are currently synthesized by using aldehydes and ketones as the main raw materials. Alcohol synthesis has the advantage of low cost of raw materials, but the efficiency is rather low. In order to solve this problem, the alcohol synthesis method was deeply discussed, and 1-methoxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-4-ol was synthesized through oxidation and free radical coupling reactions by using 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidinooxy (ZJ-701) and ethanol as raw materials, 30% H2O2 as oxidant, Cu complex of pyridine as catalyst. The product was characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and MS. The synthesis conditions, such as reaction time and temperature, were further optimized through designed experiments. The results showed that when the mole ratio of n(ZJ-701)∶n(ethanol)∶n(H2O2)∶n(CuCl2)∶n(pyridine) was 1∶39.25∶17.01∶0.034∶0.36, the reaction time was 12h, and the reaction temperature was 78℃, the yield of the product reached 60.6%, with the purity of 98.8% and melting point of 87—89℃. The advantages of such alcohol synthesis are that the raw ethanol is cheap and easy to obtain, the reaction conditions are mild, and the products are easy to purify.