CASR |
: | 65-85-0 |
Molecular Formula |
: | C6H5COOH |
Molecular Weight |
: | 122.12 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Appearance: | White or almost white, crystalline powder or colourless crystals. |
| Solubility: | Slightly soluble in water, soluble in boiling water, freely soluble in ethanol (96%) and in fatty oils. |
| Identification A (By Melting point): | 121°C to 124°C |
| Identification B (Benzoates): | A dull-yellow precipitate, soluble in ether should form. |
| Appearance of solution: | Clear and colourless solution |
| Carbonisable substances: | The solution is not more intensely coloured than reference solution Y5. |
| Oxidisable substances: | The solution is still coloured pink. |
| Halogenated compounds and halides: | NMT 300ppm |
| Sulphated ash: | NMT 0.1% |
| Assay: | 99.0% - 100.5% |
