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Polyethylene glycol monobutyl ether

CAS 9004-77-7

Also registered as 8 other CAS numbers

32241-62-6 · 50820-10-5 · 50985-12-1 · 57244-91-4 · 90736-95-1 · 125148-46-1 · 203801-18-7 · 548466-88-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Polyethylene glycol monobutyl ether in plain language

What it is

Also known as "Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), a-butyl-x-hydroxy-" · Butoxypoly(ethyleneoxy) ethanol · Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-butyl-.omega.-hydroxy- · monobutyl ester Polyethylene glycol · Polyoxyethylene monobutyl ether · no cspa

Show all 9 names

poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), ?-butyl-?-hydroxy- · poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-butyl-omega hydroxy-(9ci) · polyethylene glycol butyl ether

What it does

Used in consumer products as a solvent.

  • Solvent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Polyethylene glycol monobutyl ether appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, No specific technical function, Plasticizer.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, No specific technical function, Plasticizer.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Polyethylene glycol monobutyl ether yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Polyethylene glycol monobutyl ether in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

8

Named organisations

4

VehicleConstruction and building materials

Typical roles

Solvent
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