A method of producing an aromatic amino compound by using, as starting materials, an amine compound represented by the following general formula: R-NH-Ar wherein R is a hydrogen atom or an aromatic ring group, and Ar is an aromatic ring group, and a halogenated aromatic compound; and reacting said amine compound with said halogenated aromatic compound in the presence of a copper catalyst and a base so as to produce the aromatic amino compound having a structure in which an aromatic ring group derived from said halogenated aromatic compound is coupled to the amino group of said amine compound; wherein said amine compound and said halogenated aromatic compound are reacted together under a condition where an aromatic oxycarboxylic acid having a hydroxyl group and a hydroxycarbonyl group that are bonded to the neighboring carbon atoms thereof, is made present together with said copper catalyst and said base; wherein said aromatic oxycarboxylic acid is represented by the following general formula, wherein R 1 to R 4 are hydrogen atoms; alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; cycloalkyl groups having 5 to 8 carbon atoms; alkenyl groups having 2 to 6 carbon atoms; alkynyl groups having 2 to 6 carbon atoms; alkyloxy groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; cycloalkyloxy groups having 5 to 8 carbon atoms; di-substituted amino groups having, as a substituent, an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aromatic hydrocarbon group; hydroxyl groups; formyl groups; alkoxycarbonyl groups; hydroxycarbonyl groups; cyano groups; nitro groups; trifluoromethyl groups; fluorine atoms; aryloxy groups; aromatic hydrocarbon groups; or aromatic heterocyclic ring groups; and R 1 and R 2, R 2 and R 3, or R 3 and R 4 may be bonded together to form a ring; wherein in said general formula, at least one of the groups R 1 to R 4 is a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 8 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic ring group; and wherein said aromatic oxycarboxylic acid is used in an amount of 0.8 to 3 mols per mol of the copper catalyst. R is a hydrogen atom or an aromatic ring group, and Ar is an aromatic ring group, and a halogenated aromatic compound; and reacting said amine compound with said halogenated aromatic compound in the presence of a copper catalyst and a base so as to produce the aromatic amino compound having a structure in which an aromatic ring group derived from said halogenated aromatic compound is coupled to the amino group of said amine compound; wherein said amine compound and said halogenated aromatic compound are reacted together under a condition where an aromatic oxycarboxylic acid having a hydroxyl group and a hydroxycarbonyl group that are bonded to the neighboring carbon atoms thereof, is made present together with said copper catalyst and said base; wherein said aromatic oxycarboxylic acid is represented by the following general formula, R 1 to R 4 are hydrogen atoms; alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; cycloalkyl groups having 5 to 8 carbon atoms; alkenyl groups having 2 to 6 carbon atoms; alkynyl groups having 2 to 6 carbon atoms; alkyloxy groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; cycloalkyloxy groups having 5 to 8 carbon atoms; di-substituted amino groups having, as a substituent, an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aromatic hydrocarbon group; hydroxyl groups; formyl groups; alkoxycarbonyl groups; hydroxycarbonyl groups; cyano groups; nitro groups; trifluoromethyl groups; fluorine atoms; aryloxy groups; aromatic hydrocarbon groups; or aromatic heterocyclic ring groups; and R 1 and R 2, R 2 and R 3, or R 3 and R 4 may be bonded together to form a ring; wherein in said general formula, at least one of the groups R 1 to R 4 is a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 8 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic ring group; and wherein said aromatic oxycarboxylic acid is used in an amount of 0.8 to 3 mols per mol of the copper catalyst.