1 | Description | A clear, colorless odorless, hygroscopic liquid. Melts about 18.4°C. Boil at about 189°C | A clear, colorless, odorless, hygroscopic liquid. Melts about 18.4°C. Boils at about 189°C. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Soluble in water; practically insoluble in acetone, in alcohol, in benzene, in chloroform and in ether. |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | To Comply the test |
4 | Identification B (By Chemical test) | Complies | A deep violet, crystalline solid is obtained, and it is soluble in chloroform, yielding a red solution. |
5 | Specific gravity (25°C) | 1.096 | Between 1.095 to 1.101 |
6 | Refractive index (25°C) | 1.4755 | Between 1.4755 to 1.4775 |
7 | Acidity | Complies | Not more than 5.0ml of 0.01N sodium hydroxide is consumed. |
8 | Water | 0.071% | Not more than 0.1% |
9 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell)@275nm | 0.169 | Not more than 0.20 |
10 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell)@270nm-350nm | Complies | The spectrum is smooth with no absorption maxima. |
11 | UV absorbance ratio (A285nm/A275nm) | 0.60 | Not more than 0.65 |
12 | UV absorbance ratio (A295nm/A275nm) | 0.36 | Not more than 0.45 |
13 | Limit of Non volatile residue | 0.005% | Not more than 0.01% |
14 | Related substances (By GC) | 0.0024% | Not more than 0.1% |
15 | Assay (Anhydrous basis) | 99.99% | Not less than 99.9% |