1 | Description | Practically colorless, oily liquid. | Practically colorless, oily liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Slightly soluble in water, miscible with alcohol and with ether. |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the corresponding standard |
4 | Identification B (By GC Chromatogram) | Complies | The retention time of the major peak of the sample solution corresponds to that of a similar preparation of triethyl citrate standard as obtained in the assay |
5 | Assay (By GC) On anhydrous basis | 100.0% | 99.0%-100.5% |
6 | Specific gravity, 25°C | 1.136 | 1.135-1.139 |
7 | Refractive index, 25°C | 1.440 | 1.439-1.441 |
8 | Acidity | 0.6ml of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide | NMT 1.0ml of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide should require. |
9 | Water | 0.024% | NMT 0.25% |