An object of the present invention is to provide a process capable of
producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone with a favorable selectivity
by oxidizing cycloalkane with a favorable conversion.Cycloalkanol and/or
cycloalkanone are produced by oxidizing cycloalkane with oxygen in the
presence of a catalyst comprising calcium oxide and a transition metal
supported on the calcium oxide. The transition metal is preferably at
least one metal selected from cobalt, gold, vanadium, chromium,
manganese, iron, ruthenium and palladium, and more preferably cobalt or
gold.