CASR |
: | 100-51-6 |
Molecular Formula |
: | C6H5CH2OH |
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 an 1.047. |
| 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: | 1.043-1.049 |
| Identification by IR: | To comply the test. |
| Appearance of Solution: | The solution is clear and colorless. |
| Clarity of solution: | The sample solution shows the same clarity as that of water or its opalescence is not more prononced than that of reference suspension 1. |
| Color of solution: | The sample solution has color of water. |
| Refractive index (20°C ± 0.5°C): | 1.538-1.541 |
| Assay: | 98.0% - 100.5% |
| Acidity: | NMT 1 mL of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide is required to change the color of the indicator to pink. |
| Fats & Fixed oils (Peroxide value): | 5 max. |
| Residue on evaporation: | 0.05% max. |
| Related substances: Benzaldehyde: | 0.05% max. |
| Related substances: Cyclohexylmethanol: | 0.10% max. |
| Related substances: Sum of the areas of all other peaks with a relative retention time less than that of Benzyl alcohol: | 0.02% max. |
| Related substances : Sum of peaks with a relative retention greater than that of benzyl alcohol: | 0.2% max. |
| Related substances: Disregard limit: | 0.0001% |
| Benzene: | 0.0002% max |
| Chlorobenzene (C6H5Cl): | 0.01% max. |
| Toluene(C6H5CH3): | 0.01% max. |
| Water: | 0.1% max. |
| Total aerobic microbial count: | 100 cfu/g max. |
| Total combined mold and yeasts count: | 10 cfu/g max |
| Bacterial endotoxin: | NMT 2.5 EU/mL. |
| E.coli: | Must be Absent/g |
| Salmonella: | Must be Absent/10 g |
| Pseud. aeruginosa: | Must be Absent/g |
| Bile-tolerant gram negative bacteria: | Must be Absent/g |
| Candida albicans: | Must be Absent/g |
| Staphylococcus aureus: | Must be Absent/g |
