A novel method simultaneously to prepare dimethyl carbonate and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate from ethylene carbonate and methyl methacrylate has been demonstrated in the presence of catalyst sodium methoxide and polymerization inhibitor ZJ-705. The effect of reaction parameters such as catalyst loading, polymerization inhibitor loading, concentration of reactants, reaction time, etc., on synthesis of dimethyl carbonate and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate was investigated. A reaction mechanism has been discussed with catalyst sodium methoxide. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.