Method of producing N,N-disubstituted amide and catalyst for producing N,N-disubstituted amide

A method of producing an N,N-disubstituted amide by reacting a nitrile with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst,

• wherein the nitrile is a compound represented by
• R1CN
• wherein in the formula, R1 represents an alkyl group having 10 or less carbon atoms or an aryl group having 10 or less carbon atoms,
• wherein the alcohol is a compound represented by
• R2OH
• wherein in the formula, R2 represents an alkyl group having 10 or less carbon atoms,
• wherein the catalyst includes a metal salt represented by
• MXn
• wherein in the formula, M represents a metal cation having an oxidation number of n, X represents a monovalent anion including at least one substituted sulfonyl group represented by —S(═O)2—R3, wherein in the formula R3 represents a hydrocarbon group having 10 or less carbon atoms or a group in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms in the hydrocarbon group are substituted with fluorine atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4, and
• wherein a substituent bonded to a carbon atom in a carbonyl group of the N,N-disubstituted amide is R1, and two substituents bonded to nitrogen atoms in an amide group are both R2.