One-pot synthesis of cyclic carbonates from aromatic alcohols||One-pot synthesis of cyclic carbonates from aromatic alcohols

The present invention relates to a method for preparing cyclic carbonates comprising the steps of a) mixing an aromatic alcohol and a base with glycidol, wherein previously said aromatic alcohol is optionally dissolved in a solvent, and wherein the mixture of an aromatic alcohol and a base is heated before adding the glycidol; and b) adding dimethyl carbonate (DMC) to the mixture obtained in step a) to obtain a reaction product; wherein the method is carried out in a one-pot process.