1 | Appearance | Clear, colourless, slightly hygroscopic liquid. | Clear, colourless, slightly hygroscopic liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Miscible with water, with ethanol (96 per cent), and with most common organic solvents. |
3 | Boiling point | 166°C | About 165°C |
4 | Identification A ( By Relative density, 20°C) | 0.942 | 0.941 - 0.944 |
5 | Identification B (By Refractive index, 20±0.5°C) | 1.436 | 1.435 - 1.439 |
6 | Identification C (By IR) | Complies | To comply the test |
7 | Identification D (By Chemical test) | Passes | Passes test |
8 | Appearance of solution | Passes | Clear and not more intensely coloured than reference solution Y7 |
9 | Acidity | Passes | Passes test |
10 | Alkalinity | Passes | Passes test |
11 | Related substances (Any impurity) | 0.04% | 0.1% max |
12 | Related substances (Total impurity) | 0.06% | 0.3% max |
13 | Non-volatile matter | 9ppm | 20ppm max |
14 | Water (By KF) | 0.047% | 0.1% max |