Patent ID: 7541500

Claim:
A method for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone, which comprises oxidizing cycloalkane with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature of from 50 to 200° C., wherein the catalyst is a catalyst obtained by supporting metals of Groups 5 to 10 of the Periodic Table on a carrier, the carrier being immersed in a liquid containing an organosilicon compound or being contacted with a gas containing an organosilicon compound, and the organosilicon compound is represented by the following formula (1): Si(R 1 ) x (R 2 ) 4-x (1) wherein R 1 represents an alkoxy group, a hydroxy group or a halogen atom, R 2 represents an alkoxy group, an alkyl group, an allyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group, and x represents a number of 1 to 3.