The application provides a method for synthesizing 2,4,4-trimethyl-2-pentanol from diisobutene by esterification hydration, comprising the following steps: S1, esterification
hydration reaction: diisobutene,
organic acid and water are reacted in the presence of a catalyst; S2, separation and
recovery: S3,
hydrogenation reaction: 2,4,4-trimethyl-2-
pentyl acetate recovered in step S2.5 is subjected to
catalytic hydrogenation to generate a
hydrogenation reaction liquid containing 2,4,4-trimethyl-2-pentanol and
ethanol; S4, the
hydrogenation reaction liquid obtained in step S3 is separated, and TMPOL is synthesized by using the above method with the
organic acid as a medium, the single-pass conversion rate of diisobutene can reach 50%, and the selectivity reaches 99%. The process has the characteristics of high efficiency and high
atom economy, and has great industrialization potential.