1 | Description | A clear colourless oily liquid | A clear colourless oily liquid |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (95% and 96%) and with fatty and essential oils. |
3 | Identification by IR | Complies | To comply the test |
4 | Appearance of Solution | Complies | The solution is clear and colourless and oily liquid. |
5 | Wt. per ml (25°C) | 1.04 | 1.04-1.05 |
6 | Relative density | 1.043 | 1.043-1.049 |
7 | Refractive index (20°C ± 0.5°C) | 1.539 | 1.538-1.541 |
8 | Acid value | 0.27 | Not more than 0.50 |
9 | peroxide value | 3.5 | Not more than 5.0 |
10 | Residue on evaporation | 0.002% | Not more than 0.05% |
11 | Acidity | Complies | Not more than 1 ml of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of the indicator to pink. |
12 | Related substances: Impurity A (Benzaldehyde) | 0.01% | 0.05% max |
13 | Related substances: Impurity B (Cyclohexylmethanol) | Not detected | 0.10% max |
14 | Related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time less than that of Benzyl alcohol | 0.002% | 0.02% max. |
15 | Related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time greater than that of Benzyl alcohol | 0.001% | 0.2% max |
16 | Assay | 99.95% | It contains not less than 98.0 % w/w and not more than 100.5 % w/w of C7H8O |