Synthesis of Cyclohexyl Acetate Catalyzed by Vitamin C

The cyclohexyl acetate was synthesized using acetic and cyclohexahol as reactions and Vitamin C as catalyst.The effects of ester with the different molar ratio of acetic acid to cyclohexanol,amount of catalyst,reaction time,amount of azeotrope agent on esterification rate were investigated.The optimum conditions were as follows:The molar ratio of acetic acid to cyclohexanol was 1∶1.4,the amount of the catalyst was 0.4 g,the amount of cyclohexane was 3 mL,and the reaction time was 3 h.The yield of cyclothexyl acetate was 81.72%.