The invention discloses a method for synthesizing
isobornyl acetate by
camphene. The method comprises the following steps of adding
camphene, glacial
acetic acid, a main catalyst (hydroxycarboxylic acid) and an additive into a reaction kettle according to a
mass ratio of 100:(20 to 400):(1 to 50):(1 to 20), starting to stir, controlling the temperature to 40 to 100 DEG C, and reacting for 2 to 24h, so as to obtain a synthesized product; adding a small amount of water into the synthesized product, standing and delaminating, wherein the upper oil layer is a target product containing
isobornyl acetate, the lower layer is
acid water containing the catalyst and
acetic acid, and the
acid water is dewatered and recycled; adding the target product into a
water washing tank, adding
alkaline water to neutralize, and then adding water to wash, so as to obtain a crude product of the
isobornyl acetate; relieving pressure and distilling, so as to obtain the refined isobornyl acetate. The method forsynthesizing the isobornyl acetate by catalyzing the
camphene has the advantages that the obtained product has high yield and high purity, and is easy to separate; the used catalyst has high catalyzing activity; the preparation is simple, the
repeatability is good, the
toxicity is avoided, the
corrosion property is low, the isobornyl acetate belongs to regeneration resources, and the industrialization product is easy.