1 | Description | A clear, colourless, oily liquid. | A clear, colourless, oily liquid (IP/BP) |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%) and with fatty and essential oils. (IP/BP) |
3 | Identification by IR | Complies | To comply the test (IP/BP) |
4 | Relative density | 1.045 | 1.043-1.049 (BP) |
5 | Appearance of Solution | Complies | Test solution should be clear and colourless. (BP) |
6 | Refractive index (20°C ± 0.5°C) | 1.540 | 1.538-1.541 (IP/BP) |
7 | peroxide value | 3.6 | Not more than 5.0 (IP/BP) |
8 | Acid value | 0.33 | Not more than 0.50 (IP) |
9 | Acidity | Complies | In 10ml, NMT 1ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of the indicator to pink. (BP) |
10 | Wt. per ml (25°C) | 1.04 | 1.04-1.05 (IP) |
11 | Residue on evaporation | 0.006% | Not more than 0.05% (IP/BP) |
12 | Related substances: Impurity A (Benzaldehyde) | 0.01% | 0.15% max (IP/BP) |
13 | Related substances: Impurity B (Cyclohexylmethanol) | Not detected | 0.10% max (IP/BP) |
14 | Related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time less than that of Benzyl alcohol | 0.002% | 0.04% max (IP/BP) |
15 | Related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time greater than that of Benzyl alcohol | 0.022% | 0.3% max (IP/BP) |
16 | Assay | 99.6% | 98.0% - 100.5% (IP/BP) |