The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing a 2-alkyl-2-cyclopentenone as well as a method for producing a jasmonate derivative by using the same. That is, in the present invention, the compound (2) is obtained by reacting an amine and a hydrogen halide with the compound (1) at a specific ratio to carry out isomerization reaction or by reacting a catalyst comprising an amine and a hydrogen halide with the compound (3) to carry out dehydration-isomerization reaction. Further, this compound (2) is reacted with a malonic acid diester and then reacted with water to obtain a jasmonate derivative (5):
1
wherein each of R
1
and R
2
represents H, a C
1-8
alkyl group or the like, and R
3
represents a C
1-3
alkyl group.
本发明提供了一种有效生产2-烷基-
2-环戊烯酮的方法,以及利用该方法生产
茉莉酸衍
生物的方法。也就是说,在本发明中,通过以特定比例将胺和氢卤酸与化合物(1)反应以进行异构化反应或通过将含有胺和氢卤酸的催化剂与化合物(3)反应以进行脱
水异构化反应来获得化合物(2)。此外,这种化合物(2)与
马来酸二酯反应,然后与
水反应,得到
茉莉酸衍
生物(5):其中R1和R2分别表示H、C1-8烷基或类似物,R3表示C1-3烷基。