CASR |
: | 71-36-3 |
Molecular Formula |
: | CH3(CH2)3OH |
Molecular Weight |
: | 74.12 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Description: | Clear, colourless, mobile liquid, having a characteristic, penetrating vinous odor. |
| Solubility: | Soluble in water. Miscible with alcohol, with ether, and with many other organic solvents. |
| Identification A (By IR): | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with reference spectrum |
| Identification B (By GC Chromatogram): | The retention time of the major peak from the sample solution corresponds to the 1-butanol peak from the system suitability solution as obtained in the assay |
| Assay (By GC): | NLT 99.5% |
| Butyraldehyde: | NMT 0.1% |
| 2-Butanol: | NMT 0.1% |
| Isobutyl alcohol (2-Methyl-1-propanol): | NMT 0.1% |
| Butyl ether: | NMT 0.2% |
| Acidity: | NMT 2.5 mL of 0.02N of alcoholic potassium hydroxide should consume |
| Water (By KF): | NMT 0.1% |
| Limit of Non-volatile residue: | NMT 0.004% |
