• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Acetic Acid, Anhydrous

Acetic Acid, Anhydrous Anhydrous glacial acetic acid; C2H4O2 = 60.1 (64-19-7)

Glacial acetic acid of commerce for use in non-aqueous titrations containing not less than 99.6% w/w of C2H4O2. bp2012_v5_46_001_[appendix_i_a]_a_revised_texts_ep7-3 d_20_20.png, 1.0152 to 1.053; boiling point, 117° to 119°.

Complies with the following test.

Water Not more than 0.4% w/w, Appendix IX C. If the water content is greater than 0.4% it may be adjusted by adding the calculated amount of acetic anhydride.

Store protected from light.