The invention discloses a preparation method of
ethylhexyl palmitate, and relates to the technical field of
ethylhexyl palmitate. According to the method, firstly, isooctanol is gasified and then introduced into a
methyl palmitate solution,
ethylhexyl palmitate is prepared through
transesterification, gaseous feeding can improve the instantaneous concentration of
alcohol in a
liquid phase, the reaction is promoted to be carried out in the
positive direction, the
reaction rate is increased, meanwhile,
methanol generated through the
transesterification method can be gasified and taken out of a
system, and the yield of ethylhexyl palmitate is increased. Forward proceeding of the reaction is further promoted, so that the reaction is more thorough; secondly,
chromium salt is used as a
metal source precursor and a 2-sulfo-4, 4 '-biphenyldicarboxylic acid ligand to synthesize a catalyst, a
biphenyl group in the ligand provides rigid and hydrophobic
large pore channels and provides a local high-concentration reaction environment, gaseous isooctanol can be easily diffused into the pore channels of the catalyst and is in contact with enriched
methyl palmitate, and the reaction efficiency is improved; and
sulfonic acid groups uniformly distributed in the ligand serve as
solid superacid, strong acid sites are provided, and the production efficiency is improved.