1 | Description | Clear, colourless, volatile liquid having an odor resembling that of chloroform. | Clear,colourless, volatile liquid having an odor resembling that of chloroform. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Sparingly soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%) alcohol, with ether, and with fixed and volatile oils. |
3 | Identification A ( By Relative density, 20°C) | Complies | To Comply the test |
4 | Identification B (By Refractive index, 20±0.5°C) | Complies | To Comply the test |
5 | Identification C (By IR) | Complies | To Comply the test |
6 | Identification D (By Chemical test) | Complies | To Comply the test |
7 | Identification E (By Chemical test) | Complies | To Comply the test |
8 | Appearance of solution | Passes | Clear and colourless |
9 | Relative density,20°C | 1.325 | 1.320 to 1.332 |
10 | Specific gravity, 25°C | 1.322 | Between 1.318 and 1.322 |
11 | Refractive index (20°C ± 0.5°C) | 1.423 | 1.423 to 1.425 |
12 | Assay | 99.95% | NLT 99.0% |
13 | Acidity | Passes | Not more than 0.15 mL of 0.1M sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of th the indicator to blue |
14 | Limit of hydrogen chloride | Less than 0.001% | 0.001% max. |
15 | Free Chlorine(Cl) | Passes | The lower layer does not show a violte tint |
16 | Ethanol, 2-methylbut-2-ene and volatile impurities: Ethanol | Not detected | 2.0% v/v max |
17 | Ethanol, 2-methylbut-2-ene and volatile impurities: 2-methylbut-2-ene | 12ppm | 300 ppm v/v max. |
18 | Impurity A (Carbon tetrachloride) | Not detected | 10 ppm v/v max |
19 | Impurity B (Chloroform) | Not detected | 50ppm v/v max |
20 | Sum of impurities other than ethanol and 2-methylbut-2-ene | 0.01% | 0.1% v/v max |
21 | Residue on evaporation | 8ppm | 20ppm max |
22 | Water | 0.003% | 0.02% m/m max |