A method for producing tetraalkoxysilane includes reacting a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 below with an alkali metal at a molar ratio ranging from 1.0:1.0 to 1.0:1.1 and in the absence of a solvent to produce a basic catalyst represented by Chemical Formula 2 below; and mixing the basic catalyst represented by Chemical Formula 2, silicon metal, and an alcohol represented by Chemical Formula 3 below to produce tetraalkoxysilane:
Chemical Formula 1 R1O(CHR2CH2O)n—H, Chemical Formula 2 R1O(CHR2CH2O)n-M, and Chemical Formula 3 R3OH, where M is alkali metal, R1 represents a C1-C5 linear hydrocarbon group or a C3-C5 branched hydrocarbon group, R2 represents H or a C1-C3 linear hydrocarbon group, R3 represents a C1-C2 alkyl group, and n is an integer of 2-3. Thus, it is possible to increase the proportion of the catalyst in the process, and to minimize production of impurities caused by solvent decomposition.