Methanol

Formula weight 32.04 Assay Not less than 99.5% DESCRIPTION Clear colourless, mobile liquid with a characteristic odour FUNCTIONAL USES Extraction solvent CHARACTERISTICS IDENTIFICATION Solubility (Vol. 4) Miscible with water, ether and ethanol Specific gravity (Vol. 4) 0.792 0.795 Refractive index (Vol. 4) n (20, D): 1.328 1.330 Boiling point (Vol. 4) About 65 PURITY Water (Vol. 4) Not more than 0.1% (Karl Fischer Method) Distillation range (Vol. 4) 64.5 65.5 Non-volatile residue (Vol. 4) Not more than 3 mg/100 ml