The present invention provides a process for preparation of 1-alkyl-5-benzoyl-1H-tetrazole derivative including a step 1 of reacting a ketoamide derivative represented by formula (I) (in formula (I), A represents a halogen atom or the like n represents an integer of 0 to 5 Y represents an alkyl group) with a halogenating agent to obtain an imidoyl halide derivative represented by formula (II) (in formula (II), A, n and Y are as defined above X represents a halogen atom) and a step 2 of reacting the imidoyl halide derivative represented by formula (II) with an azide represented by formula (III) (in formula (III), M represents an alkali metal or the like m represents 1 or 2) to obtain a 1-alkyl-5-benzoyl-1H-tetrazole derivative represented by formula (IV) (in formula (IV), A, n and Y are as defined above).
