1,3-Butylene glycol

CAS 107-88-0

1,3-Butylene glycol is a solvent and carrier for flavourings, used to hold flavour compounds in solution.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of 1,3-Butylene glycol by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted, with conditions21 CFR 172.712and 1 further provisionretrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

Produced by chemical synthesis from petroleum-derived acetaldehyde.

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CAS registry number
107-88-0
InChIKey
PUPZLCDOIYMWBV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem
CID 7896

Every name it appears under

62 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

CAS registry number

  • 107-88-0
  • 55251-78-0

As it appears in regulation

  • 1,3-Butylene glycol

Other names

  • ( inverted exclamation markA)-1,3-Butanediol
  • (+/-) 1,3 butandiol
  • (+/-)-1,3-butandiol
  • (+/-)-1,3-Butanediol
  • (RS)-1,3-Butandiol
  • (RS)-1,3-Butanediol
  • (S)-(+)-1,3-butane diol
  • .beta.-Butylene glycol
  • 0-01-00-00477 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
  • 1,3 -butanediol
  • 1,3 Butylene glycol
  • 1,3-Butandiol
  • 1,3-butane diol
  • 1,3-BUTANEDIOL
  • 1,3-Butanediol (Standard)
  • 1,3-Butanediol, (S)-
  • 1,3-butanediol, DL-
  • 1,3-Butanodiol
  • 1,3-Butylene glycol
  • 1,3-Butylenglykol
  • 1,3-Dihydroxybutane
  • 1-Methyl-1,3-propanediol
  • 3% Hyaluronic Acid Serum
  • 3CE SUPER SLIM PEN EYE LINER BLACK
  • 3CE SUPER SLIM PEN EYE LINER BROWN
  • 3CE SUPER SLIM PEN EYE LINER BURGUNDY BROWN
  • 3CE SUPER SLIM PEN EYE LINER LIGHT BROWN
  • 3XUS85K0RA
  • acmeros Lubricant X0026F3541
  • b-Butylene glycol
  • beta-Butylene glycol
  • BRN 1731276
  • Butane-1,3-diol
  • BUTANEDIOL,1,3-
  • BUTANEDIOL,3-
  • Butylene glycol
  • Butylene Glycol (Butane-1,3-diol)
  • Butylene glycol (NF)
  • CAS-107-88-0
  • Caswell No. 128GG
  • Chinese medicine patch
  • DL-1,3-butanediol
  • Herbal Moxibustion
  • HSDB 153
  • LingLongJiuHuo Linglong Moxibustion
  • LingLongJiuHuo Linglong Moxibustion Wormwood Moxibustion Patch
  • Methyltrimethylene glycol
  • MUMMY MASK
  • Natural Oriental Herb Care
  • QIZHOUGUAI Chinese medicine patch
  • R-butane-1,3-diol
  • racemic 1,3-butanediol
  • ShiZhenTaiYiTang Moxibustion Patch
  • Srripo Biotin Hair Treatment
  • utane-1,3-diol
  • VSHELL Hair Treatment Biotin Conditioner
  • Water-based Personal Lubricant, ACVIOO 001
  • WLN: QY1 & 2Q

Systematic names

  • Butane-1,3-diol

Hazard reference values

Values set by assessing bodies. A body that has not set a value is not listed here.
TypeValuePopulationAssessed byOpinion
ADI4 mg/kg bw/dayconsumersEFSAnot identified in the dataset

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07

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