Recent progress of dimethyl carbonate which acted as methylating reagent in methylation reactions that took place on carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur atoms was reviewed.

• 综述了碳酸二甲酯作甲基化试剂在碳、氧、氮和硫原子上进行甲基化反应的研究进展,提出了今后研究工作的发展方向。