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The present invention relates to a process for preparing a haloalkyl alkoxymethyl ether compound (1B), wherein X¹ represents a halogen atom, and R¹ represents a hydrogen atom, an n-alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group, the process comprising the steps of converting a haloalkyl alkoxymethyl ether compound of the following general formula (1A), wherein X¹ and R¹ are as defined above, into a nucleophilic reagent, 4-alkoxymethoxy-1-methylbutyl, of the following general formula (2A), wherein M^1A represents Li, MgZ^1A, CuZ^1A, or CuLiZ^1A, Z^1A represents a halogen atom or a 4-alkoxymethoxy-1-methylbutyl group, and R¹ is as defined above, and subsequently subjecting the nucleophilic reagent, 4-alkoxymethoxy-1-methylbutyl (2A), to a nucleophilic addition reaction with propylene oxide of the following formula (3) to obtain 6-hydroxy-4-methylheptyl alkoxymethyl ether compound of the following general formula (4), wherein R¹ is as defined above, and subjecting the 6-hydroxy-4-methylheptyl alkoxymethyl ether compound (4) to a halogenation reaction to form the aforesaid haloalkyl alkoxymethyl ether compound (1B).

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