CASR |
: | 100-51-6 |
Molecular Formula |
: | C7H8O |
Molecular Weight |
: | 108.14 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Appearance: | Clear, colorless, oily liquid. Boils at about 206°C,without decomposition. Is neutral to litmus. Specific gravity is between 1.042 and 1.047 |
| Solubility: | Soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%),with alcohol and with fatty and essential oils with ether, and with chloroform. Freely soluble in 50% alcohol |
| Relative density, 20°C: | 1.043-1.049 |
| Identification by IR: | The IR absorption spectra of a substance should concomitant with the corresponding standard |
| Appearance of solution: | The solution is clear and colourless. |
| Clarity of solution: | The sample solution shows the same clarity as that of water, or its opalescence is not more pronounces than that of ref.suspension 1. |
| Colour of solution: | The sample solution has the color of water. |
| Refractive index,20° C: | 1.538-1.541 |
| Assay: | 98.0-100.5% |
| Acidity: | NMT 1 mL of 0.1M sodium hydroxide is required to change the color of the indicator to pink. |
| peroxide value: | 5.0 max |
| Residue on evaporation: | 0.05% max |
| Related substances: Impurity A (Benzaldehyde): | 0.15% max |
| Related substances: Impurity B (Cyclohexylmethanol): | 0.10% max |
| Related substances: The sum of the areas of any peak with a relative retention time less than that of Benzyl alcohol: | 0.04% max |
| Related substances: The sum of the areas of any peak with a relative retention time greater than that of Benzyl alcohol: | 0.3% max |
