1 | Description | Transparent, colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, having a characteristic odor. A solution (1 in 2) is neutral to litmus. | Transparent, colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, having a characteristic odor. A solution (1 in 2) is neutral to litmus. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Miscible with water, with alcohol, with ether, with chloroform, and with most volatile oils. |
3 | Identification A (by IR) | Complies | IR Spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. |
4 | Identification B (by Chromatogram) | Complies | The retention time of the sample correspound to that of standard obtained in the assay. |
5 | Assay (GC) | 99.98% | NLT 99.0% on the anhydrous basis. |
6 | Specific gravity,25°C | 0.789 | NMT 0.789 |
7 | Non-volatile Residue | 0.003% | NMT 0.004% |
8 | Water | 0.17% | NMT 0.5% |
9 | Readily oxidizable substances | Complies | The permanganate color of the mixture does not completely disappear within 15 min |