CASR |
: | 64-19-7 |
Molecular Formula |
: | CH3COOH |
Molecular Weight |
: | 60.05 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Appearance/Description: | Crystalline mass or clear, colorless, volatile liquid having pungent odor Boils at about 118°C. Specific gravity about 1.05 |
| Solubility: | Miscible with water, with ethanol (96%), with methylene chloride and with glycerin. |
| Identification A (By Chemical test): | A 100 g/L solution is strongly acid |
| Identification B (Acetates): | A blue precipitate should form or a dark blue color should develop |
| Reducing substances: | The color of solution should remain pink. |
| Readily oxidizable substances: | The pink color should not change to brown within 2 hours. |
| Chloride (Cl): | 25 mg/L max. |
| Sulphate (SO4): | 50 mg/L max. |
| Iron (Fe): | 5 ppm max. |
| Assay: | 99.5% to 100.5% m/m |
| Limit of Nonvolatile residue /Residue on evaporation: | NMT 0.005% |
| Congealing temperature: | Not less than 15.6°C |
