Isobutyl phenylacetate was synthesized by the esterification of phenylacetate acid with isobutyl alcohol in the presence of sodium bisulfate monohydrate.The results showed that sodium bisulfate monohydrate possessed a fairly high catalytic activity for the esterification reaction.The effects of phenylacetate acid/isobutyl alcohol molar ratio,the amount of sodium bisulfate monohydrate catalyst used and reaction time on the yield of isobutyl phenylacetate were investigated.The yield of the ester obtained under the typical reaction conditions(phenylacetate acid/isobutyl alcohol/sodium bisulfate=1...