CASR |
: | 120-51-4 |
Molecular Formula |
: | C6H5COOCH2C6H5 |
Molecular Weight |
: | 212.2 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Appearance/Description: | Colourless or almost colourless crystals,clear colorless or almost colourless,oily liquid having a slight aromatic odor. |
| Solubility: | Practically insoluble in water and in glycerin. Miscible with alcohol, Ethanol (96%), with ether, and with chloroform with methylene chloride and with fatty and essential oils. |
| Identification A (By IR): | IR Spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard |
| Identification B (By Chemical test): | Dried precipitate should melt between 121°C to 124°C |
| Identification C (By Chemical test): | Dried precipitate should melt between 121°C to 124°C |
| Assay (By Titration): | 99.0% - 100.5% |
| Limit of Aldehydes: | NMT 0.05% (as benzaldehyde) |
| Specific gravity, 25°C: | 1.116 to 1.120 |
| Relative density, 20°C: | 1.118 to 1.122 |
| Congealing temperature: | NLT 18.0°C |
| Freezing point: | NLT 17.0°C |
| Refractive index,20° C: | 1.568 - 1.570 |
| Acidity: | NMT 0.2ml of 0.1M NaOH should required to change the colour of indicator to pink. |
| Acidity: | NMT 1.5 ml of 0.020 N sodium hydroxide should require to restore the pink color. |
| Boiling point: | About 320°C |
| Sulphated ash: | NMT 0.1% |
| Total aerobic microbial count: | NMT 100 CFU/ml |
| Total combined yeast and molds count: | NMT 10 CFU/ml |
| Bacterial endotoxins: | NMT 0.25 EU/ml |
| Escherichia coli: | should be Absent/ml |
| Salmonella: | should be Absent/10ml |
| Staphylococcus aureus: | should be Absent/ml |
| Pseud. aeruginosa: | should be Absent/ml |
