The catalytic activities of TiSiW12O40/TiO2 in synthesizing ethyl ester, propyl ester, n-butyl ester, and amyl esterwere reported. It was demonstrated that TiSiW12O40/TiO2is an excellent catalyst. Various factors concemed with esterifica-tion were investigated. The optimum conditions were found: the mole ratio of alcohol to acid is 1.3:1, the mass ratio ofcatalyst to reactants is 1.5%, and the reaction time is 1.0 h. Under the optimum conditions, the yields are 88.0% for ethylester, 94.5% for propyl ester, 98.6% for n-butyl ester, 99.1% for n-amyl ester, and 96.7% for iso-amyl ester, respectively.
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