Discloses is a process for producing .alpha.-D-glucopyranose, 3-O-decyl-2-deoxy-6-O-[2-deoxy-3-O-[(3R)-3-methoxydecyl]-6-O-methyl-2-[(1- 1Z)-1-oxo-11-octadecenyl]amino]-4-O-phosphono-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-2-[- (1,3-dioxotetradecyl)amino]- or 1-(dihydrogen phosphate) tetrasodium salt which is useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical or an intermediate for the synthesis thereof, which is environment-friendly and excellent in safety, operationality and reproducibility. A process for producing a compound represented by the formula (I) comprising the steps of reacting a compound represented by the formula (VIII) with a palladium catalyst in the presence of a nucleopholic agent and treating the product with a sodium source. ##STR00001## ##STR00002##