1 | Description | A clear, colourless, oily liquid. | A clear, colourless or very slightly yellow, oily liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Practically insoluble in water, miscible with ethanol (95%) and with ether. |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | To comply the test |
4 | Identification B (By TLC test) | Complies | The principal spot in the chromatogram obtained with the test solution corresponds to that in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution.. |
5 | Identification C (By Chemical test) | Complies | To comply the test |
6 | Identification D (By Relative density, 25°C) | 1.045 | 1.043 to 1.048 |
7 | Identification E (By Refractive index, 20°C) | 1.493 | 1.490 to 1.495 |
8 | Appearance of solution | Complies | The liquid under examination is clear and not more intensely coloured than reference solution YS6. |
9 | Acidity | Complies | Passes test |
10 | Sulphated ash | 0.05% | Not more than 0.1% |
11 | Water | 0.07% | Not more than 0.2% |
12 | Assay (anhydrous basis) | 100.56% | 99.0%-101.0% |