| abstract |
Provided is a method for producing a cyclic olefin compound, the method including a step for producing the cyclic olefin compound by causing a divalent nickel complex represented by general formula (1) to act on an alicyclic dicarboxylic acid anhydride so as to subject the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid anhydride to decarbonylation and decarboxylation. The divalent nickel complex contains at least one type of specific anionic ligand Y. Formula (1): Ni(Y)m(L)n （Here, Ni is divalent nickel, Y is an anionic monodentate or polydentate ligand and has at least one Ni-E covalent bond, E is a heteroatom or a π-bonding group, m is 1 or 2, L is a neutral ligand, and n is a real number between 0 and 6.) |