1 | Description | Transparent, colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, having a characteristic odor. A solution ( 1 in 2 ) is neutral to litmus. | Transparent, colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, having a characteristic odor. A solution (1 in 2) is neutral to litmus. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Miscible with water, with alcohol, with ether, with chloroform and with most volatile oils. |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | The infra-red absorption spectrum of the neat sample must be concordant with that of acetone RS/WS . |
4 | Identification B (By GC ) | Complies | The retention time of the major peak in the chromatogram of acetone corresponds to that in the chromatogram of acetone RS/WS, as obtained in assay. |
5 | Specific gravity, 25°C | 0.789 | NMT 0.789 |
6 | Water | 0.25% | NMT 0.5% w/w |
7 | Non-volatile Residue | 0.0008% | NMT 0.004% w/w |
8 | Readily oxidizable substances | Complies | The permanganate color of the mixture does not completely disappear within 15 minutes. |
9 | Assay (By GC) | 99.97% | NLT 99.0% |
10 | Related substances: Impurity A (Methanol) | 200ppm | NMT 500ppm |
11 | Related substances: Impurity B (2-Propanol) | Not detected | NMT 500ppm |
12 | Related substances: Impurity C (Benzene) | Not detected | NMT 2ppm |
13 | Related substances, Any other impurity | 20ppm | NMT 50ppm |