Series of nano HZSM-5 catalysts with different Si/Al ratios were synthesized by hydrothermal methods using tetrapropylammonium hydroxide as template and organic molecule L-Lysine as additives. The relationship between the structural morphology,acidity of the catalysts and the catalytic activity in the esterification was discussed for the first time by means of XRD,SEM,Py-FTIR,N2 adsorption-desorption techniques and so on.It was found that the acidity and the structural morphology of catalysts such as specific surface pore size,pore volume and so on had synergetic effects on catalytic activity;under the optimal reaction conditions:acetic acid 0.125 mole,n(acetic acid)∶n(butanol)=2∶1,benzene amount 10 mL catalyst amount 0.4 g,reaction temperature 115 ℃,reaction time 4.5 h,the conversion of acrylic acid could reach up to 93.65%,selectivity of butyl acetate was over 97%.After six times of repeated using,the conversion of acrylic acid still maintained about 90% over HZSM-5,which indicated it was an ideal solid acid catalyst for the synthesis of butyl acetate.