SpecificationsDescription .......................... Clear liquid or crystalline mass
Assay (acidimetric) ............. 99.5-100.5%
Assay (GC).........................>= 99.8%
Colour (APHA) .................... <=10
Identification ........................ Positive
Water miscibility .................. Conform
Subs. reducing KMnO4 ....... Conform
Density at 20°C ................... 1.0501 - 1.0521
Refractive index at 20°C ..... 1.3711 - 1.3731
Boiling point ........................ 118.3 - 118.8
Freezing point .................... >= 16
Residue on evaporation ..... <= 10
Formic acid ........................ <= 0.05
Acetic anhydride ................ <=100
Chloride ............................. <= 1
Carbonyl compounds
(as CO) .............................. <= 50
Phosphate .......................... <= 0.5
Heavy metals (as Pb) ........ <= 0.5
Sulfate ............................... <= 0.5
Acetaldehyde .................... <= 500