Provided is a method capable of producing (E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-
butene at a high yield even with a catalyst containing
alumina having a large
sodium content. The method for producing (E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-
butene includes an
isomerization step of bringing (Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-
butene into contact with a catalyst containing
alumina to isomerize the (Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene to (E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene. The
alumina is a porous body having a plurality of pores and having a central pore size of 5 nm or more and 40 nm or less. The proportion of the total volume of pores having a pore size of not less than -50% and not more than +50% of the central pore size, of all the pores of the porous body, to the total pore volume of the porous body is 70% or more.