1 | Description | A colourless, slightly viscous liquid. | A colourless, slightly viscous liquid |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Slightly soluble in water in arachis oil, in peanut oil and in olive oil; miscible with acetone,with alcohol, with ethanol (96%) and with glycerol. |
3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitantwith IR spectra of the corresponding standard. |
4 | Identification A (By Refractive index) | 1.537 | 1.537-1.539 |
5 | Identification B (Specific absorbance at absorbance maxima 269 nm ) | 101 | 95 to 105 |
6 | Identification B (Specific absorbance at absorbance maxima 275 nm) | 82 | 75 to 85 |
7 | Identification D (By melting point) | 97.5°C | After recrystallization, precipitate should melt from 96°C to 99°C |
8 | Assay (By GC) | 99.8% | 98.0%-102.0% |
9 | Assay (By Titration) | 100.2% | 99.0% m/m - 100.5% m/m |
10 | Relative Density / Specific gravity @ 20°C | 1.106 | 1.105 to 1.110 |
11 | Organic impurities | 0.01% | NMT 1.0% |
12 | Phenol | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
13 | Related substance (Unspecified impurities) | 0.005% | NMT 0.10% |
14 | Related substance (Total impurity) | 0.01% | NMT 0.3% |