1 | Appearance | Clear, very slightly yellow, oily liquid. | Clear, colourless or very slightly yellow, oily liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Practically insoluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%). |
3 | Identification A ( By Relative density, 20°C) | 1.119 | 1.117-1.121 |
4 | Identification B (By Refractive index, 20±0.5°C) | 1.503 | 1.500 to 1.505 |
5 | Identification C (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. |
6 | Identification D (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 E (By Chemical test) | Complies | The solution becomes yellow or brownish-yellow and shows green fluorescence. |
8 | Appearance of solution | Passes | The substance to be examined is clear and not more intensely coloured than reference solution Y6. |
9 | Acidity | 0.08ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide | Not more than 0.1ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of the indicator to pink. |
10 | Related substances | 0.2% | NMT 1.0% |
11 | Water | 0.08% | NMT 0.2% |
12 | Sulphated ash | 0.01% | NMT 0.1% |
13 | Assay | 99.80% | 99.0%-101.0% m/m |