A facial synthesis of polycarbonate, which involves the self-polycondensation of 4,4’-isopropylidene-di(p-phenylene)bis(2,2,2-trichloroethyl) carbonate 3 in the presence of Ti(O-iC(3)H(7))(4) has been developed. Polymerizations proceeded smoothly at 215-250 degrees C under reduced pressure and produced aromatic polycarbonates with the weight-average molecular weights up to 39 000. Monomer 3 was easily obtained by transesterification of bis(2,2,2-trichloroethyl) carbonate with bisphenol A in the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine, Furthermore, the disproportionation reaction of various alkyl phenyl carbonates in the presence of Ti(O-iC(3)H(7))(4) was studied in detail to demonstrate the feasibility of polycondensation.