1 | Appearance | Clear, oily liquid, very slightly yellow. | Clear, oily liquid, colourless or very slightly yellow. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Practically insoluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%) |
3 | Identification A ( By Relative density, 20°C) | 1.045 | 1.043 - 1.048 |
4 | Identification B (By Refractive index, 20±0.5°C) | 1.492 | 1.490 - 1.495 |
5 | Identification C (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the corresponding standard. |
6 | Identification D (By TLC) | Complies | The principal spot in the chromatogram obtained with the test solution should similar in position and size to the principal spot in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution |
7 | Identification E (By Chemical test) | Complies | The solution becomes yellow or brownish-yellow and shows a green fluorescence. |
8 | Appearance of solution | Complies | The substance to be examined is clear and not more intensely colored than reference solution Y6. |
9 | Acidity | Complies | NMT 0.50 mL of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide should require to change the colour of the indicator. |
10 | Related substances | 0.3% | NMT 1.0% |
11 | Water | 0.1% | NMT 0.2% |
12 | Sulphated ash | 0.06% | NMT 0.1% |
13 | Assay | 99.6% | 99.0% - 101.0% m/m |