Physical Properties
1 . It is a colourless , syrupy liquid with sweet taste . 2 . Because of its tendency of formation of H-bonds , it is miscible with H2O and ethanol but not with ether .
Chemical Properties
It gives all the general reactions of -OH group .
The per-iodic acid cleavage of 1,2-g1ycols is sometimes called Malaprade reaction .