1 | Description | Clear, very slightly yellow, practically odorless, oily liquid. | Clear, colourless or very slightly yellow, practically odorless, oily liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Practically insoluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%), alcohol, ether and with other usual organic solvents. |
3 | Identification by Relative density, 20°C | 1.118 | 1.117-1.121 |
4 | Identification (By Refractive index, 20±0.5°C) | 1.502 | 1.500-1.505 |
5 | Identification (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of standard. |
6 | Identification (By TLC) | Complies | The principal spot in the chromatogram obtained with the test solution is similar in position and size to the principal spot in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution. |
7 | Identification (By chemical test) | Complies | The solution becomes yellow or brownish-yellow and shows green fluorescence. |
8 | Appearance of solution | Complies | The sample should be clear and not more intensely colored than reference solution Y6. |
9 | Specific gravity (20°C) | 1.118 | Between 1.118 to 1.122 |
10 | Related substances | 0.1% | NMT 1.0% |
11 | Water | 0.07% | NMT 0.2% |
12 | Residue on ignition | 0.005% | NMT 0.02% |
13 | Acidity | Complies | NMT 0.1ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of the indicator to pink. |
14 | Assay | 99.8% | 99.0%-101.0% m/m |