Facile Synthesis of Ethyl Acetate over ZrO₂.TiO₂ Mixed Oxide Supported Vanadium Boasted Phosphomolybdic Acid Catalyst at Room Temperature

Table 3

Catalytic results of various mole ratios of reactants over the 40 wt% VPMA/ZrO₂.TiO₂ catalyst^a.

Mole ratio (acetic acid/ethanol)	Acetic acid conversion (%)	Ethyl acetate yield (%)
1 : 1	78	78
1 : 2	93	93
1 : 3	75	75
1 : 4	69	69
1 : 8	67	67

^aReaction conditions: 10 mmol (acetic acid), 10–80 mmol (ethanol), catalyst = 0.1 g, room temperature.