1 | Description | Colourless viscous, hygroscopic liquid having slight ammonical odor. | Colorless to pale yellow, viscous, hygroscopic liquid having a slight ammonical odor. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Miscible with water and with alcohol, soluble in chloroform. |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | The absorption maxima in the spectrum obtained with the sample shall correspond in position and relative intensity to those in the spectrum obtained with that of standard. |
4 | Identification B (By Chemical test) | Complies | The blue color remains. |
5 | Identification C (By Chemical test) | Complies | A carmine red color is produced. |
6 | Specific gravity, 25°C | 1.122 | Between 1.120 and 1.128 |
7 | Refractive index,20° C | 1.482 | Between 1.481 and 1.486 |
8 | Water | 0.034% | Not more than 0.5% w/w |
9 | Residue on ignition | 0.034% | Not more than 0.05% w/w |
10 | Assay (anhydrous substance) | 102.06% | Not less than 99.0% and not more than 107.4% w/w (Calculated as N(C2H4OH)3 ) |