Five　Brönsted　acidic　ionic　liquids　(ILs)　were　prepared　and　characterized　by　FT-IR,　1H　NMR　and　13C　NMR.　Their　catalytic　activities　for　the　synthesis　of　2-propanol　(IPOH)　via　transesterification　of　isopropyl　acetate　(IPAc)　with　methanol　(MeOH)　were　investigated.　Among　all　the　tested　ILs,　[Ps-mim]HSO4　performed　best　and　was　used　as　catalyst　for　further　studies.　The　reaction　kinetics　were　carried　out　to　correlate　the　parameters　in　a　homogeneous　second　order　kinetic　model.　It　has　been　found　that　there　is　close　agreement　between　the　calculated　and　experimental　values.　The　high-pressure　batch　reactive　distillation　experimental　apparatus　was　set　up　in　order　to　enhance　the　conversion　of　IPAc.　A　high　conversion　of　IPAc　of　99.4%　was　obtained　under　the　optimal　reaction　conditions.　The　catalyst　[Ps-mim]HSO4　can　be　recycled　easily　by　a　rotary　evaporator　and　reused　without　any　further　treatment.　The　catalyst　had　been　repeatedly　used　for　four　times　and　no　obvious　changes　in　the　structure　of　catalyst　could　be　observed.　©　2016　Elsevier　B.V.