1 | Description | White, waxy like plastic solid, having a characteristic odor suggestive of octyl alcohol but no odor of other solvents. | White, wax like plastic solid, having a characteristic odor suggestive of octyl alcohol but no odor of other solvents. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Very soluble in solvent hexane, freely soluble in alcohol and in glycerin, sparingly soluble in water. |
3 | Identification by IR | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard |
4 | Assay (Anhydrous basis) | 99.37% | 99.0%-100.5% |
5 | Residue on ignition | 15.91% | 15.5%-16.5% |
6 | Organic impurities: (Limit of Bis (2-Ethylhexyl) Maleate | Less than 0.4% | NMT 0.4% |
7 | Water (By KF) | 1.91% | NMT 2.0% |
8 | Clarity of solution | Passes | The sample solution should not develop a haze within 24 hrs. |