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(57) [Problem] To provide a method for efficiently and industrially producing mevalolactone using a raw material that can be obtained at a low cost. SOLUTION: 3-Methylpentane-1,3,5-triol is represented by the following general formula (I): (In the formula, R represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxyl group, an aralkyloxy group, an acyloxy group, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, or an aryl group which may have a substituent.) A process for producing mevalolactone, comprising oxidizing with hypochlorous acid in the presence of the compound shown. |