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(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a method for producing a hydroxyacetic acid ester from glyoxal or an acetal of glyoxal and an alcohol in a one-step reaction under mild reaction conditions in good yield. In a method for producing a hydroxyacetic acid ester by reacting glyoxal or an acetal of glyoxal with an alcohol, a periodic table of elements 2B, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5A, 6A, 7A and 8A as a catalyst is used. At least one compound of the elements selected from the group consisting of A method for producing a hydroxyacetic acid ester, which comprises reacting in the presence of one or more species. |