The invention discloses a method for producing class of norbornene derivative, belonging to the field of organic synthesis. In the method, tert-butyl catechol and [Cu2(dppm)2(C7H7N)(mu-NO3)](NO3) are taken as catalysts, propylene compound and mixed C5 are taken as raw materials, cyclopentadiene in the mixed C5 and the propylene compound are subject to Diels-Alder diene addition reaction at 0-5 DEG C to synthesize coarse product of norbornene derivative, the mixture is subject to vaporization, compression and condensation to obtain cyclopentadiene-removed C5, and the residual liquid is subject to reduced pressure distillation to obtain the target product. The invention has the advantages that the class of norbornene derivative is prepared by utilizing inexpensive mixed C5, byproduct during ethylene splitting decomposition, as raw material, the yield is high, the cost is low, new chemical raw material cyclopentadiene-removed C5 can be obtained simultaneously, thus strengthening further processing and utilizing of mixed C5 and having great realistic significance.