| 1 | Appearance | Clear,colourless, volatile liquid. | Clear,colourless, volatile liquid. |
| 2 | Solubility | Passes | Sparingly soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%) |
| 3 | Identification A (Relative density, 20°C) | 1.325 | 1.320 to 1.332 |
| 4 | Identification B (Refractive index, 20±0.5°C) | 1.424 | 1.423 to 1.425 |
| 5 | Identification C (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of standard. |
| 6 | Identification D (By chemical test) | Complies | A violet color should produce. |
| 7 | Identification E (By Chemical test for chloride) | Complies | A curdled, white precipitate should form which dissolves in ammonia |
| 8 | Acidity | Complies | Not more than 0.15 mL of 0.1M sodium hydroxide should require to change the color of indicator to blue |
| 9 | Relative density, 20°C | 1.325 | 1.320 to 1.332 |
| 10 | Refractive index, 20°C ± 0.5°C | 1.424 | 1.423 to 1.425 |
| 11 | Ethanol, 2-methylbut-2-ene and volatile impurities: Ethanol | Not detected | 2.0% v/v max |
| 12 | Ethanol, 2-methylbut-2-ene and volatile impurities: 2-methylbut-2-ene | 10 ppm | 300 ppm v/v max. |
| 13 | Impurity A (Carbon tetrachloride) | Not detected | 10 ppm v/v max |
| 14 | Impurity B (Chloroform) | Not detected | 50ppm v/v max |
| 15 | Sum of impurities other than ethanol and 2-methylbut-2-ene | 0.001% | 0.1% v/v max |
| 16 | Free Chlorine (Cl) | Complies | No blue colour should develop. |
| 17 | Water | 0.0056% | 0.02% m/m max |
| 18 | Residue on evaporation | 6ppm | 20ppm max |