1 | Description | Clear colourless, Volatile liquid, having an odour resembling to that of Chloroform. | Clear colourless,Volatile liquid,having an odour resembling to that of Chloroform. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Sparingly soluble in water, Miscible with ethanol (96%),with ether and with fixed and volatile oils. |
3 | Appearance of solution | Passes | It is Clear & Colourless. |
4 | Identification by IR | Complies | To comply the test |
5 | Identification A,B, C, D, & E | Complies | To comply the test. |
6 | Relative density,20°C | 1.325 | 1.320 - 1.332 |
7 | Specific gravity, 25°C | 1.322 | 1.318 - 1.322 |
8 | Refractive index, 20°C ± 0.5°C | 1.423 | 1.423 - 1.425 |
9 | Residue on evaporation | 0.0009% | 0.0020% max. |
10 | Limit of hydrogen chloride | NMT 0.001% | 0.001% max. |
11 | Acidity(as HCl) | Passes | NMT 0.15ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide is required. |
12 | Free Chlorine(Cl) | Complies | To comply the test. |
13 | Iodine test | Complies | To comply the test |
14 | Heavy metals | NMT 0.0001% | 0.0001% max. |
15 | Impurity A | Not detected | NMT 4 ppm V/V (Carbon tetra chloride) |
16 | Impurity B | Not detected | NMT 50 ppm V/V (Chloroform) |
17 | Ethanol(C2H5OH) | Not detected | NMT 2.0% max. m/m |
18 | 2-methylbut-2-ene | 0.0015% | NMT 0.03% V/V (Stabilizer) |
19 | Total impurity other than Ethanol & 2-methylbut-2-ene | 0.01% | NMT 0.1% V/V |
20 | Water | 0.0098% | 0.02% max. m/m |
21 | Assay (GC) (with stabilizer) | 99.99% | Min. 99.50% |
22 | Residual solvent (ICH) | Complies | To comply the test |