It is white crystalline block or white to milky white powder without obvious mechanical impurities. Insoluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol.
It is mainly used as a solvent for coatings, printing inks, etc. It is also a commonly used dehydrating agent in industry, an extractant and fragrance components in pharmaceutical productionA kind of organic compounds, colorless transparent liquid, slightly soluble in water, but soluble in ethanol, ether and ester, such as the majority of organic solvents, mainly used as solvent in coating, printing ink etc, are also commonly used as dehydrating agent in industry, extraction agent and the flavor components in drug production.