Catalytic Synthesis of n-Butyl Acetate by Zinc di(dodecanesulfonate )

This manuscript reported the esterification of acetic acid with n-butanol catalyzed by Zinc didodecanesulfonate .The effect of different factors, such as reaction time, catalyst dosage ,the ratio of acetic acid to n-butanol, on the yield of n-butyl acetate were carefully studied. When the catalyst dosage was 0.004 mol ,the ratio of n-butanol to acetic acid was 0.6,the reaction time was 20 min under stirring and refluxing, the yield of n-butyl acetate reached 86.3 %.