Provided is a method for producing a compound represented by General Formula (I) through
oxidative cleavage of a compound of Formula (II), which is a bicyclic tetrasubstituted olefin compound. This method is for producing a compound represented by General Formula (I), including a step of obtaining a compound represented by General Formula (I) through
oxidative cleavage of a compound represented by General Formula (II) using an oxidant in the presence of a
metal catalyst containing one or more
metal elements selected from the group consisting of
vanadium, iron, and
molybdenum. In Formulas (I) and (II) above, Formula -A1- (wherein a former bonding hand means a bonding hand that is bonded to a
carbon atom C1, and a latter bonding hand means a bonding hand that is bonded to a
carbon atom C2) is an alkylene group with 2 or more and 6 or less of carbon atoms that is optionally substituted and that optionally further contains an
ether bond, an
ester bond, a secondary amino group, a
thioether group, or a combination thereof, and Formula -A2- (wherein a former bonding hand means a bonding hand that is bonded to a
carbon atom C1, and a latter bonding hand means a bonding hand that is bonded to a carbon atom C2) is an alkylene group with 4 or more and 10 or less of carbon atoms that is optionally substituted and that optionally further contains an
ether bond, an
ester bond, a secondary amino group, a
thioether group, or a combination thereof.