CASR |
: | 100-51-6 |
Molecular Formula |
: | C7H8O |
Molecular Weight |
: | 108.10 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Appearance: | Clear, colorless, oily liquid. Boils at about 206°C, without decomposition. Is neutral to litmus. |
| Solubility: | Soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96 %) 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 pronounced than that of refrerence suspension 1. |
| Colour of solution: | 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. |
| Fats & Fixed oils (Peroxide value): | NMT 5 |
| Residue on evaporation: | NMT 0.05% |
| Related substances: Benzaldehyde: | NMT 0.05% |
| Related substances: Cyclohexylmethanol: | NMT 0.10% |
| Related subtances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time less than that of Benzyl alcohol: | NMT 0.02% |
| Related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time greater than that of Benzyl alcohol: | NMT 0.2% |
| Total arobic microbial count: | NMT 100 CFU/ml |
| Total combined yeast and molds count: | NMT 100 CFU/ml |
| Bacterial endotoxins: | NMT 2.5 EU/ml |
