An acrylate compound of formula (4):
is produced by allowing an acrylic acid compound of formula (1):
to react with an unsaturated compound of formula (2) or (3):
In formulae (1) through (4), R
1
and R
2
are H or F, R
3
is H, F, or an alkyl, alkenyl, fluoroalkyl or fluoroalkenyl group, R
4
and R
5
are H, halogen, or an alkyl, alkenyl, halogenated alkyl or halogenated alkenyl group; and X and Y are an unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbon group, and dashed line - - - means that X and Y may be bonded together to form a cyclic structure.