METHOD FOR PRODUCING TETRAHYDROFURAN COMPOUND

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for efficiently producing a tetrahydrofuran compound having a hydroxymethyl group by suppressing the hydrogenolysis of a hydroxymethyl group in a step of obtaining a tetrahydrofuran compound by reducing a furan compound.SOLUTION: There is obtained a corresponding tetrahydrofuran compound by reducing a furan compound represented by the following general formula (1) by bringing into contact with a palladium catalyst in a hydrogen atmosphere in the coexistence of a base. (wherein, Rrepresents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a formyl group or a hydroxymethyl group; Rrepresents a formyl group or a hydroxymethyl group; Rand Reach independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a hydroxyl group; and Rand Rmay be bonded together to form a ring.)SELECTED DRAWING: None