Abstract
A practically simple method for the production of various O-aryl-O-phenyl carbonates was executed by treating different phenols (2a-g) with phenyl chloroformate (1) in basic solution with the resultant production of title carbonates (3a-g). The structures of these carbonates were confirmed through their 1H-NMR spectra. These were screened against acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase and lipoxygenase enzymes and all were found to be good inhibitors of lipoxygenase except 3e. However, 3c and 3f were also active against acetylcholinesterase enzyme.