1 | Appearance | Colourless, slightly viscous liquid. | Colourless slightly viscous liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Slightly soluble in water, in arachis oil and in olive oil, miscible with acetone, with ethanol (96 percent) and with glycerol. |
3 | Identification A (By Refractive index) | 1.537 | 1.537-1.539 |
4 | Identification B1 (By UV absorption ) | 96 | Specific absorbance at absorbance maxima 269 nm : 95 to 105; |
5 | Identification B2 (By UV absorption) | 79 | Specific absorbance at absorbance maxima 275 nm :75 to 85. |
6 | Identification C (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the corresponding standard |
7 | Identification D (By melting point) | 97°C | After recrystallization, precipitate should melt between 96°C and 99°C |
8 | Relative density | 1.106 | 1.105 to 1.110 |
9 | Related substance (Unspecified impurities: For each impurity) | 0.001% | NMT 0.10% |
10 | Related substance (Total impurity) | 0.005% | NMT 0.3% |
11 | Assay (By Titration) | 99.51% | 99.0% m/m - 100.5% m/m |