The present invention is directed to providing a method of manufacturing a fluorine-containing compound according to which a fluorine-containing compound is manufactured under a relatively moderate reaction condition by use of a readily available compound. A method of manufacturing a fluorine-containing compound includes reacting a compound having a partial structure expressed by a formula (a) below with a Grignard reagent in the presence of a transition metal compound, —CF2—CH2—L  (a) wherein L is a sulfonate group.