| 1 | Description | Clear, colorless liquid, deliquescing in moist air. | A White or clear, colorless liquid or crystals, deliquescing in moist air. |
| 2 | Solubility | Complies | Miscible with water, with alcohol, with acetone, with chloroform, and with glycerin. Slightly soluble to insoluble in benzene, in ether, and in petroleum ether. |
| 3 | Identification by IR | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should concomitant with IR spectra of the standard |
| 4 | Refractive index (at 30°C) | 1.474 | 1.473 - 1.476 |
| 5 | Water | 0.04% | NMT 0.15% |
| 6 | Limit of Triethanolamine | 0.3% | NMT 1.0% |
| 7 | Assay (Anhydrous basis) | 99.8% | 98.5 - 101.0% |
| 8 | Total aerobic microbial count | Less than 100 CFU/ml | NMT 100 CFU/ml |
| 9 | Total combined yeast and molds count | Less than 10 CFU/ml | NMT 10 CFU/ml |
| 10 | Bacterial endotoxins | Less than 2.5 EU/ml | NMT 2.5 EU/ml |