The quality characteristic of butyl acetate was introduced. Advances in research on synthesis of butyl acetate at home were summarized. The esterifying catalysts were classified.

• 摘要介绍了乙酸正丁酯的性能特点以及合成方法，对国内目前合成乙酸正丁酯的进展情况进行了综述，并对酯化反应催化剂进行了分类比较。