| abstract |
The present invention provides a method for producing a lactam compound and / or an amide compound in good yield. A lactone compound is reacted with ammonia or an amine compound in the presence of zeolite having an atomic ratio of silicon to aluminum (Si / Al) of 5000 or more and water to produce an amide compound (IV) of the following formula: To do. (In the formula, R 1 represents an alkylene group having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or a hydroxyalkyl group.) [Selection figure] None |