To provide a new synthetic intermediate for producing a compound having LXR-modulating activity, and to provide a method for producing the intermediate.

There are provided the compound represented by formula (9) [wherein, R1 is methyl, ethyl, 2- propyl, 2-methyl-2-propyl, trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, methoxy, fluoro or chloro; R7 is (1C-6C alkoxy)methyl, halogeno(1C-6C alkoxy)methyl, (1C-6C alkoxy)-(1C-6C alkoxy)methyl, (1C-6C alkoxy)ethyl, (1C-6C alkylthio)methyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydrothiofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl or tetrahydrothiopyranyl; and R8 is ethylene which may be substituted, trimethylene which may be substituted, or the like] and the like.