| CPC A61K 8/345 (2013.01) [A61Q 19/00 (2013.01); A61Q 19/007 (2013.01); B01D 3/4205 (2013.01); C07C 29/141 (2013.01); C07C 29/60 (2013.01); C07C 29/80 (2013.01); C07C 29/84 (2013.01); C07C 31/207 (2013.01); A61K 2800/10 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |

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1. A method for producing 1,3-butylene glycol to yield purified 1,3-butylene glycol from a reaction crude liquid including 1,3-butylene glycol, the method comprising:
performing dehydration including removing water by distillation;
removing a high boiling point component including removing a high boiling point component by distillation; and
performing product distillation to yield purified 1,3-butylene glycol,
wherein, in a high boiling point component removal column for use in the removing the high boiling point component, a charged liquid including 1,3-butylene glycol is distilled under a condition that a reflux ratio is 0.1 or greater and not greater than 100 in a case where a concentration of 1,3-butylene glycol in the charged liquid is 95% or less, or a reflux ratio is 0.05 or greater and not greater than 100 in a case where a concentration of 1,3-butylene glycol in the charged liquid is greater than 95%, and high-purity 1,3-butylene glycol is distilled off from above a charging plate, and a liquid in which a high boiling point component is concentrated is extracted from below the charging plate.
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