To provide a production method for obtaining a 2-alkyl-2-adamanthyl (meth)acrylate used as a raw material, etc., of resist for ultrahigh integrated circuit in a high yield and at a low cost.

The method for producing the 2-alkyl-2-adamantyl (meth)acrylate comprises reacting 2-adamantanone with a fatty acid chloride such as an alkyl chloride and a metal lithium in a tetrahydrofuran solvent and further reacting the reaction intermediate with an acid chloride or an acid anhydride. In the production method, purity of the product is improved and the 2-alkyl-2-adamanthyl (meth)acrylate can inexpensively be produced by using an alkyl chloride instead of an alkyl bromide.