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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a high-quality gelber alcohol with less impurities by suppressing the formation of by-product ester. [1] A method for producing a gelber alcohol, in which a raw material alcohol having 8 or more carbon atoms and 22 or less carbon atoms is reacted in the presence of a catalyst (A) containing the following first component, second component, and third component. .. 1st component: Copper 2nd component: 1 type selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel, molybdenum, and renium 3rd component: Elements belonging to groups 3 to 10 and 12 of the 4th period of the periodic table, and the first of the periodic table At least one element selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to the 3rd to 7th groups and the 11th to 12th groups in the 5th to 6th cycles and different from the element selected as the second component [selection diagram] None |