1 | Description | Colorless, some what oily liquid having a slight, fatty odor and a bitter taste. | Colorless, some what oily liquid having a slight, fatty odor and a bitter taste. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Soluble in water; slightly soluble in carbon disulfide. Miscible with alcohol, with ether, and with chloroform. |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should concomitant with IR spectra of the standard |
4 | Identification B (By GC ) | Complies | The retention time of the triacetin peak of the sample solution corresponds to that of the standard, as obtained in the assay. |
5 | Assay (Anhydrous basis) | 99.8% | NLT 97.0% and NMT 102.0% |
6 | Organic impurities: Acetic acid | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
7 | Organic impurities: Glycerol | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
8 | Organic impurities: 1-Monoacetin | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
9 | Organic impurities: 2-Monoacetin | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
10 | Organic impurities: 1,3-Diacetin | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
11 | Organic impurities: 1,2-Diacetin | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
12 | Organic impurities: Individual, unspecified impurity | 0.03% | NMT 0.1% |
13 | Organic impurities; Total impurities | 0.05% | NMT 0.2% |
14 | Water | 0.05% | NMT 0.2% |