| 1 | Description | Transparent, colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, having a characteristic odor. A solution (1 in 2 ) is neutral to litmus. | Transparent, colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, having a characteristic odor. A solution (1 in 2) is neutral to litmus. | USP-NF |
| 2 | Solubility | Complies | Miscible with water, with alcohol, with ether, with chloroform, and with most volatile oils. | USP-NF |
| 3 | Identification A (by IR) | Complies | IR Spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. | USP-NF |
| 4 | Identification B (by Chromatogram) | Complies | The retention time of the sample correspond to that of standard obtained in the assay. | USP-NF |
| 5 | Assay (GC) | 99.98% | NLT 99.0% on the anhydrous basis. | USP-NF |
| 6 | Specific gravity,25°C | 0.788 | NMT 0.789 | USP-NF |
| 7 | Non-volatile Residue | 0.0008% | NMT 0.004% | USP-NF |
| 8 | Water | 0.1% | NMT 0.5% | USP-NF |
| 9 | Readily oxidizable substances | Complies | The permanganate color of the mixture does not completely disappear within 15 min | USP-NF |