A method for producing a carbonate compound and an aromatic polycarbonate

The present invention relates to a method for producing a carbonate compound, comprising: reacting a compound represented by the following formula (1) reacting a compound of the following formula (21) or represented by the following formula (22) to obtain a carbonate containing compound the second step of the reaction mixture is contacted with a strongly basic compound in the reaction mixture of the first step, and that the resulting, wherein, Rl is a monovalent organic group, R2 is a divalent organic group. R1-OH? ? (21) HO-R2-OH (22).