Improved process for preparing isobornyl acetate

The invention relates to a method for preparing isobornyl acetate by the reaction of camphene and acetic acid. The method comprises the following main steps: the camphene reacts with the acetic acid in the presence of acidic cation exchange resin to obtain the target product. The method is characterized in that based on the total weight of the acidic cation exchange resin, the moisture content ofthe acidic cation exchange resin is less than or equal to 10wt%. In the method, the yield of the isobornyl acetate (the yield of the isobornyl acetate is more than 80%) is improved and the preparation cost of the isobornyl acetate is lowered by controlling the moisture content of the reaction system, especially strictly controlling the moisture content of the catalyst, thus laying a foundation for the large-scale commercial preparation of the isobornyl acetate.