1 | Appearance | Clear, colourless, volatile liquid. | Clear, colourless, volatile liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Soluble in water, miscible with acetone, with ethanol(96 per cent) and with methylene chloride. |
3 | Identification A (By Boiling point) | 77°C | 76° - 78°C |
4 | Identification B (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. |
5 | Identification C (Reaction of Acetyl) | Complies | A blue color should develop at the junction of the two drops; the color intensifies and persists for a short time. |
6 | Identification D (Reaction of esters) | Complies | A bluish-red or red color should produce. |
7 | Appearance of solution | Passes | The solution should be clear and colorless |
8 | Acidity | Passes | The solution should remain pink for not less than 15 s. |
9 | Relative density (20°C) | 0.899 | 0.898 - 0.902 |
10 | Refractive index (20°C ± 0.5°C) | 1.371 | 1.370 - 1.373 |
11 | Reaction with sulphuric acid | Passes | The interface between the 2 liquids should not be colored. |
12 | Related substances (Total impurity) | 0.01% | Not more than 0.2 per cent of the area of the principal peak. |
13 | Residue on evaporation | 8 ppm | 30 ppm max |
14 | Water (By KF) | 0.015% | 0.1% max |