Zinc　acetate/active　carbon　catalysts　were　prepared　by　supporting　zinc　acetate　on　six　types　of　active　carbon　separately　and　utilized　in　synthesis　of　vinyl　acetate.　Comparison　with　ink-bottle-shaped　pore　structure　showed　that　slit-like　pore　structure　is　in　favor　of　adsorption-desorption　of　reactant　and　product　molecules　on　inner　surface　of　catalysts.　Thus,　catalytic　activity　of　zinc　acetate　supported　on　active　carbon　with　slit-like　pores　was　higher.　Active　carbon　with　high　specific　area,　high　content　of　surface　oxygen　functional　groups　containing　C=O,　high　carbon　purity,　and　low　ash　content　was　appropriate　to　be　used　as　support　of　zinc　acetate　catalyst　in　synthesis　of　vinyl　acetate.