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(57) [Summary] [Construction] In the present invention, in a hydrocarbon solvent, in the presence of 1.2 or more equivalents of metal alcoholate to 1 equivalent of pinacolone, while distilling off the alcohol produced, pinacolone and dialkyl carbonate are formed. The present invention relates to a method for producing pivaloyl acetic acid ester, which comprises reacting [Effects] According to the present invention, pivaloyl acetate can be produced in high yield and at low cost by using an inexpensive metal alcoholate and an inexpensive solvent. |