1 | Description | Transparent, colourless liquid having a fragrant, refreshing, slightly acetous odor. | Transparent, colourless liquid having a fragrant, refreshing, slightly acetous odor. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Soluble in water. Miscible with alcohol, with ether, with fixed oils and with volatile oils. |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with the IR spectra of the standard. |
4 | Assay | 99.58% | 98.0% - 102.0% |
5 | Limit of Non-volatile residue | 0.004% | NMT 0.02% |
6 | Chromatographic purity (Acetaldehyde) | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
7 | Chromatographic purity (1-Ethoxy-2-methylpropane) | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
8 | Chromatographic purity (Methyl compounds) | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
9 | Chromatographic purity (Other impurities) | 0.01% | NMT 0.3% |
10 | Acidity | Complies | NMT 0.10 mL of 0.10 N sodium hydroxide should require |
11 | Readily carbonizable substances | Complies | No dark zone is developed within 15 min. |
12 | Specific gravity (25°C) | 0.896 | 0.894-0.898 |