The invention provides a catalytic synthesis method for
ionic liquid of di-2-ethyhexyl
carbonate and belongs to the technical field of synthesis of ester compounds in
organic chemistry. The method comprises the following steps of: performing the two-step ester exchange reaction of isooctanol and
methyl carbonate serving as raw materials by alkali
ionic liquid serving as a catalyst, and distilling the products by decompression to obtain the di-2-ethyhexyl
carbonate, wherein the negative
ion in the alkali
ionic liquid is one of [OAc]-, Im-, OH-, Br-, Cl- and I- ions or a
compound system formed by more of [OAc]-, Im-, OH-, Br-, Cl- and I- ions, the positive
ion is 1-
alkyl 3-methylimidazole, and the length of the
carbon chain of the
alkyl group is 1 to 13. The ionic liquid is added in an amount of 1 to 50 percent based on the total
mass of the reaction raw materials, and the yield of the di-2-ethyhexyl
carbonate is 45 to 85 percent. The alkali ionic liquid is used as the catalyst in the method, so that the method has the advantages of
recovery of the catalyst, stable quality and yield of the product, advanced and reasonable process and easy operation.