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

Acetone
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Acetone Propan-2-one; C3H6O = 58.08 (67-64-1)

Analytical reagent grade of commerce.

A volatile, flammable liquid; boiling point, about 56°; weight per mL, about 0.79 g.

Complies with the following test.

Water Not more than 0.3% w/w, Appendix IX C, using anhydrous pyridine as the solvent.