Acetic Acid → Cyclohexyl acetate

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In a 200 ml autoclave were placed the above-mentioned commercially available dodecatungstosilicic acid 5.0 g, the above-mentioned commercially available acetic acid 61.5 g and the above-mentioned commercially available cyclohexene 13.5 g and nitrogen gas was fed thereinto until the pressure reached 5 kg/cm2 (gauge), and then a reaction was carried out with stirring by heating at 100° C. for 1 hour. The result is shown in Table 1, that is, cyclohexyl acetate was produced in high yield.

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