1 | Description | A colourless, volatile liquid. | A colourless, volatile liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Slightly soluble in water; miscible with absolute ethanol, with ether, with fixed and volatile oils and with most organic solvents. |
3 | Identification by IR | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. |
4 | Distillation range (95%) | 60°C-62°C | 60°C-62°C |
5 | Wt. per ml (20°C) | 1.476 | 1.474-1.479 |
6 | Acidity or alkalinity | Complies | Colour produced by sample and water is similar. |
7 | Non-volatile matter | 0.0008% | NMT 0.004% w/v |
8 | Chloride (Cl) | Complies | The solution is clear. |
9 | Free Chlorine (Cl) | Complies | No blue colour is produced. |
10 | Aldehyde(HCHO) | Complies | Not more than a pale yellow colour is produced. |
11 | Foreign chlorine compounds | Complies | No opalescence is produced. |
12 | Related substances (By GC) | 0.1% | NMT 1.0% v/v |
13 | Amylene | 44mg/l | NMT 50mg/l |