Zinc‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Carbonate Derivatives

Abstract The present work provides a simple and mild method towards the synthesis of carbonate derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic alcohols. For various aliphatic and substituted aromatic alcohols the current carbonate formation protocol is suitable. With aliphatic alcohols, Zn‐mediated C−O bond formation occurs in 5 h, whereas with aromatic alcohols, it occurs in 11 h. The utility of zinc dust exhibits a 57–86 % yield of carbonates. Significant advantages of this method including environmentally friendly reaction conditions and the ability to tolerate a wide range of functional groups.