To provide a process capable of producing an aldehyde with a 2-position branched long-chain alkyl with high yield and high selectivity. The process for producing an aldehyde with a 2-position branched long-chain alkyl represented by the following general formula (2) contains: using a 2-position branched epoxide represented by the following general formula (1) as a raw material; and subjecting the epoxide to acid rearrangement reaction with a polyacid of a metallic oxoacid as a catalyst. In the formulae, n represents an integer of from 5 to 17.
提供一种能够高产率和高选择性地产生具有2-位置支链长链烷基的醛的方法。用以下一般式(2)表示的具有2-位置支链长链烷基的醛的生产方法包括:使用以下一般式(1)表示的2-位置支链
环氧化物作为原料;并将
环氧化物与一种
金属氧酸多酸作为催化剂进行酸重排反应。在公式中,n表示一个从5到17的整数。