1 | Description | A clear colourless viscous liquid practically odourless hygroscopic | A clear, colourless, viscous liquid; practically odourless; hygroscopic. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Miscible with water, with ethanol (95%) with acetone and with chloroform. |
3 | Identification A (By Chemical test) | Complies | To comply the test |
4 | Identification B (By Chemical test) | Complies | To comply the test |
5 | Identification C (By Chemical test) | Complies | To comply the test |
6 | Appearance of Solution | Passes | Clear and colourless |
7 | Acidity | Passes | Passes test |
8 | Boiling range | 188°C | 184° to 189°C |
9 | Relative density (25°C) | 1.035 | 1.035 - 1.040 |
10 | Refractive index (20°C ± 0.5°C) | 1.431 | 1.431 - 1.433 |
11 | Heavy metals | NMT 5ppm | 5ppm max |
12 | Oxidising substances | Passes | Passes test |
13 | Reducing substances | Passes | Passes test |
14 | Ethylene glycol and Diethylene glycol | Passes | No peaks corresponding to ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol are obtained in the chromatogram obtained with the test solution |
15 | Sulphated ash | 0.0069% | NMT 0.01% w/w |
16 | Water | 0.068% | NMT 0.2% |