The catalytic activities of zinc nitrate hexahydrate,zinc phosphate tetrahydrate,zinc sulfate heptahydrate,zinc oxide,zinc carbonate,zinc hydroxyl carbonate,zinc hydroxide,zinc formate,zinc acetate dihydrate,zinc cyclohexanebutanoate dihydrate(ZCHBDH) and zinc stearate dihydrate for the methoxycarbonylation of 1,5-naphthalene diamine(NDA) with dimethyl carbonate(DMC) to 1,5-naphthalene dicarbamate(NDC) were examined.