| 1 | Appearance | Clear, colourless, slightly hygroscopic liquid. | Clear, colourless, slightly hygroscopic liquid. | Ph.Eur |
| 2 | Solubility | Complies | Miscible with water, with ethanol (96 per cent), and with most common organic solvents. | Ph.Eur |
| 3 | Boiling point | 166°C | About 165°C | Ph.Eur |
| 4 | Identification A ( By Relative density, 20°C) | 0.942 | 0.941 - 0.944 | Ph.Eur |
| 5 | Identification B (By Refractive index, 20±0.5°C) | 1.438 | 1.435 - 1.439 | Ph.Eur |
| 6 | Identification C (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. | Ph.Eur |
| 7 | Identification D (By Chemical test) | Complies | A reddish-brown color develops, reaching a maximum intensity after about 5 minutes. | Ph.Eur |
| 8 | Appearance of solution | Complies | Clear and not more intensely coloured than reference solution Y7 | Ph.Eur |
| 9 | Acidity | 0.8ml of 0.02M potassium hydroxide required | NMT 5.0ml of 0.02M potassium hydroxide is required to restore the initial bluish-green color. | Ph.Eur |
| 10 | Alkalinity | 0.0ml of 0.02M hydrochloric acid required | NMT 0.5ml of 0.02M hydrochloric acid is required to restore the initial yellow color. | Ph.Eur |
| 11 | Related substances (Any impurity) | 0.01% | NMT 0.1% | Ph.Eur |
| 12 | Related substances (Total impurity) | 0.02% | NMT 0.3% | Ph.Eur |
| 13 | Non-volatile matter | 8 ppm | NMT 20ppm | Ph.Eur |
| 14 | Water (By KF) | 0.06% | NMT 0.1% | Ph.Eur |
| 15 | Bacterial endotoxin | Less than 0.2 EU/mg | NMT 0.2 EU/mg | In-house |
| 16 | Total aerobic bacterial count | Less than 100 CFU/ml | NMT 100 CFU/ml | In-house |
| 17 | Total Yeast and mold count | Less than 10 CFU/ml | NMT 10 CFU/ml | In-house |