1 | Description | Clear, colourless, mobile liquid, having a characteristic, penetrating vinous odor. | Clear, colourless, mobile liquid, having a characteristic, penetrating vinous odor. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Soluble in water. Miscible with alcohol, with ether, and with many other organic solvents. |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with reference spectrum |
4 | Identification B (By GC Chromatogram) | Complies | The retention time of the major peak from the sample solution corresponds to the 1-butanol peak from the system suitability solution as obtained in the assay |
5 | Assay (By GC) | 99.91% | NLT 99.5% |
6 | Butyraldehyde | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
7 | 2-Butanol | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
8 | Isobutyl alcohol (2-Methyl-1-propanol) | 0.005% | NMT 0.1% |
9 | Butyl ether | 0.02% | NMT 0.2% |
10 | Acidity | Complies | NMT 2.5 mL of 0.02N of alcoholic potassium hydroxide should consume |
11 | Water (By KF) | 0.034% | NMT 0.1% |
12 | Limit of Non-volatile residue | 0.0006% | NMT 0.004% |