1 | Description | A clear, colourless, oily liquid. | A clear, colourless, oily liquid |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%) and with fatty and essential oils. |
3 | Identification by IR | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. |
4 | Relative density | 1.045 | 1.043-1.049 |
5 | Appearance of Solution | Complies | Test solution should be clear and colourless. |
6 | Refractive index (20°C ± 0.5°C) | 1.540 | 1.538-1.541 |
7 | peroxide value | 2.37 | NMT 5.0 |
8 | Acid value | 0.22 | NMT 0.50 |
9 | Acidity | Complies | In 10ml, NMT 1ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide should require to change the colour of the indicator to pink. |
10 | Wt. per ml (25°C) | 1.045 | 1.04-1.05 |
11 | Residue on evaporation | 0.015% | NMT 0.05% |
12 | Related substances: Impurity A (Benzaldehyde) | 0.01% | NMT 0.15% |
13 | Related substances: Impurity B (Cyclohexylmethanol) | Not detected | NMT 0.10% |
14 | Related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time less than that of Benzyl alcohol | 0.001% | NMT 0.04% |
15 | Related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time greater than that of Benzyl alcohol | 0.04% | NMT 0.3% |
16 | Assay | 99.50% | 98.0% - 100.5% |