A method for producing MMA-d.sub.8 which includes a step of exchanging D
in hydroxyl group of methanol-d.sub.4 represented by the formula:
CD.sub.3OD with H to prepare the methanol-d.sub.3 represented by the
formula CD.sub.3OH and simultaneously recovering a deuterium-containing
compound, and a step of reacting methanol-d.sub.3 with sulfuric acid salt
of methacrylic acid amide represented by the formula
CD.sub.2=(CD.sub.3)CO(NH.sub.2.H.sub.2SO.sub.4) to prepare MMA-d.sub.8
represented by the formula: CD.sub.2=(CD.sub.3)COOCD.sub.3.