Catalyst for hydrosilylation reaction, hydrogenation reaction, and hydrosilane reduction reaction

A catalyst comprising a compound represented by formula (1) below, and having activity in at least one reaction selected from hydrosilylation reaction or hydrogenation reaction on an aliphatic unsaturated bond and hydrosilane reduction reaction on a carbon-oxygen unsaturated bond or a carbon-nitrogen unsaturated bond,

• Mn(L)m (1)
• wherein M represents Fe, Co, or Ni with an oxidation number of 0, L represents an isocyanide ligand represented by formula (2) below, n represents an integer of 1 to 8, and m represents an integer of 2 to 12,
• (CN)x—R1 (2)
• wherein R1 represents a monovalent to trivalent organic group that has 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and x represents an integer of 1 to 3,
• wherein the monovalent organic group that has 1 to 30 carbon atoms is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl, n-undecyl, n-dodecyl, n-tridecyl, n-tetradecyl, n-pentadecyl, n-hexadecyl, n-heptadecyl, n-octadecyl, n-nonadecyl, n-eicosanyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, cyclononyl, norbornyl, adamantyl, phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl, o-biphenylyl, m-biphenylyl, p-biphenylyl, tolyl, 2,6-diisopropylphenyl, a mesityl group, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms.