Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(0 0 JJY2 0 1 1 0 ) and Scientific Re-search Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department(0 1 C0 2 2;
Methyl benzoate was synthesized by esterif ication of benzoic acid with methyl alcohol usingNaHSO_4 ·H_2O as a catalyst. The experimental results indicated that the catalyst possessed high catalytic activity for the esterif ication reaction. The synthetic conditions have been optimized, including themolar ratio of benzoic acid to methyl alcohol, the amount of catalyst used and the reacting time. Theyield of the ester obtained under the optimal reaction conditions[n(benzoic acid) : n(methyl alcohol): n(Na...