1 | Description | A clear, oily liquid, colourless | A clear, oily liquid, colourless or very slightly yellow. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Insoluble in water, miscible wtih ethanol (95%) & in ether |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | To comply the test |
4 | Identification B (By Relative density, 25°C) | 1.118 | 1.117 to 1.121 |
5 | Identification C (By TLC) | Complies | The principal spot in the chromatogram obtained with the test solution corresponds to that in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution. |
6 | Identification D (By Chemical test) | Complies | The solution becomes yellow or brownish-yellow and shows green fluorescence. |
7 | Appearance of solution | Passes | The substance to be examined is clear and not more intensely coloured than reference solution YS6. |
8 | Acidity | Complies | Not more than 0.1ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of the indicator to pink. |
9 | Related substances | NMT 1.0% | 1.0% max |
10 | Water | 0.084% | Not more than 0.2% |
11 | Sulphated ash | 0.077% | Not more than 0.1% |
12 | Assay | 99.38% | 99.0%-101.0% |