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Synthesis of sec-Butyl Acetate Catalyzed by p-Toluene Sulfonic Acid
Deng Xiu-qi
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Abstract
sec-Butyl acetate was synthesized from acetic acid and sec-butyl alcohol catalyzed by p-toluene sulfonic acid. The optimum conditions were determined by orthogonal experiments including molar ratio of secbutyl alcohol to acetic acid of 1.6 ∶1,dosage of catalyst of 1.98 g,reaction time of 120 min and water-carrying agent of 15 mL. Under these conditions,the esterification rate could reach 88%.