Patent ID: 7091370

Claim:
A process for the preparation of an aromatic carbonate of the formula (H—O) k-1 —R[—O—CO—O—R] n —(O—H) k-1 wherein k represents integers of 1 to 2 and n represents integers from 1 to 30 and R represents an aromatic radical, comprising reacting an aromatic hydroxy compound of the formula R—(O—H) k , with carbon monoxide and oxygen, optionally in a solvent and in the presence of catalyst components, characterized in that after an initial partial charge of R—(O—H) k to the reaction mixture, the balance thereof is subsequently metered into the reaction mixture at least once in the course of the reaction, wherein the amount of R—(O—H) k introduced as an initial partial charge is about 10 to 80% of the total amount metered in.