It is white to light yellow crystalline powder. It is odorless with slightly bitter taste. Upon exposure to the air, it can easily absorb moisture to form a hemihydrate. Its color will be deepened upon light. Solubility (mg/m1) in 25 ℃: 0.28 in water, 0.98 in methanol, 1.9 in ethanol, 5.1 in acetone, 5.5 in chloroform, 0.01 in diethyl ether, 0.15 in benzene, 0.94 in ethyl acetate, 5.1 in octanol, and 340 in glacial acetic acid. It is easily soluble in acidic or alkaline solution and slightly so

Density:

1.344

Boiling Point:

555.8 °C at 760 mmHg

Melting Point:

220℃

Flash Point:

289.9 °C

Storage Temperature:

2-8°C

Refractive index:

1.595