CASR |
: | 64-19-7 |
Molecular Formula |
: | CH3COOH |
Molecular Weight |
: | 60.05 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Appearance/Description: | Crystalline mass or clear, colorless, volatile liquid having pungent odor. Boils at about 118°C. Specific gravity about 1.05. |
| Solubility: | Miscible with water, with ethanol (96%), with methylene chloride and with glycerin. |
| Identification (Chemical test 1): | A 100 g/L solution is strongly acid. |
| Identification (Chemical test 2): | A reddish brown precipitate should form which dissolves in hydrochloric acid to form yellow solution. |
| Identification (Chemical test 3): | An odor of ethyl acetate should produce. |
| Identification (Acetates): | A blue precipitate should form or a dark blue color should develop. |
| Appearance of solution: | The Substance to be examined is clear and colorless. |
| Formic acid and readily oxidizable substances: | A deep yellow or brown color should produce. |
| Potassium permanganate- reducing substances: | The color of solution should remain pink. |
| Readily oxidizable substances: | The pink color should not change to brown within 2 hours. |
| Chloride (Cl): | NMT 0.0004% |
| Sulphate (SO4): | NMT 0.0005% |
| Iron (Fe): | NMT 5 ppm |
| Assay: | 99.5% - 100.5% m/m |
| Acetaldehyde: | NMT 0.01% |
| Nonvolatile residue / Residue on evaporation: | The weight of the residue should not exceed 1 mg. (0.005%) |
| Congealing temperature / Freezing point: | NLT 15.6°C |
| Water: | NMT 0.20% |
| Total aerobic microbial count: | NMT 100 CFU/mL |
| Total Yeast and mold count: | NMT 100 CFU/mL |
| E.coli: | should be Absent/mL |
| Pseud. aeruginosa: | should be Absent/mL |
| S.aureus: | should be Absent/mL |
| Bile –ve bacteria: | should be Absent/mL |
| Bacterial endotoxin test: | NMT 0.5 EU/mg |
