1 | Appearance | Clear, Colourless liquid. | Clear, Colourless liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Miscible with water and with ethanol (96%). |
3 | Identification A (Relative density, 20°C) | 0.786 | 0.785 to 0.789 |
4 | Identification B (Refractive index, 20±0.5°C) | 1.377 | 1.376 to 1.379 |
5 | Identification C (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. |
6 | Identification D (By Chemical test) | Complies | The Sulfuric acid layer should turn violet. |
7 | Appearance of Solution | Passes | The solution should be clear. |
8 | Acidity or Alkalinity | Complies | Not more than 0.6 mL of 0.01 M sodium hydroxide should require to change the color of the indicator to pale pink. |
9 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell) at 230nm | 0.118 | 0.30 max. |
10 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell) at 250nm | 0.026 | 0.10 max. |
11 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell) at 270nm | 0.007 | 0.03 max. |
12 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell) at 290nm | 0.006 | 0.02 max. |
13 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell) at 310nm | 0.004 | 0.01 max. |
14 | Benzene and related substances, (Benzene) | Not detected | 2ppm max. |
15 | Benzene and related substances, (Total impurity apart from 2-butanol) | 0.02% | 0.3% max. |
16 | Peroxides | Complies | No color should develop. |
17 | Non-volatile substances | 8ppm | 20ppm max. |
18 | Water | 0.052% | 0.5% max. |