| abstract |
(57) [Summary] [Objective] From a compound having a —CO—O— group, the reaction temperature and reaction pressure are milder than those in the conventionally known methods, and the conversion rate and the selectivity are high to hydrogenate alcohols and the like. Providing a manufacturing method. A compound having a —CO—O— group is reacted with hydrogen in the presence of a noble metal Raney catalyst in the 5th and 6th periods of Groups 8, 9, and 10 of the periodic table, A method for producing an alcohol, a lactone or an ether, wherein the —CO—O— group of the above compound is reduced to a —CH 2 O— group. |