| Metacresol USP/Ph.Eur/BP PARENTEX PLUS 100ML | |||
| I0505LM100 | 42330B122KW | ||
| USP/Ph.Eur/BP PARENTEX PLUS | 42330B1 | ||
| 108-39-4 | 99377 | ||
| CH3C6H4OH | November 2023 | ||
| 108.14 | October 2025 | ||
| Sr.No. | Test | Result | Specification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description | Colourless highly refrective liquid, becoming darker with age and on exposure to light. | Colourless or yellowish to brownish-yellow or pinkish, highly refrective liquid, becoming darker with age and on exposure to light. |
| 2 | Solubility | Complies | Sparingly soluble in water, usually forming a cloudy solution; dissolves in solutions of fixed alkali hydroxides. Miscible with alcohol, with ether, with glycerine,with ethanol (96%) and with methylene chloride. |
| 3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the corresponding standard. |
| 4 | Identification B (By GC Chromatogram) | Complies | The retention time of the major peak of the sample solution corresponds to that of the standard solution, as obtained in the assay. |
| 5 | Relative density | 1.03 | About 1.03 |
| 6 | Melting point | 11.2°C | About 11 °C |
| 7 | Boiling point | 202.4°C | About 202 °C |
| 8 | Appearance of Solution | Complies | Freshly prepared solution should not more opalescent than reference suspension III and not more intensely coloured than reference solution BY7. |
| 9 | Assay (By GC) | 99.39% | 98.0% - 102.0% |
| 10 | Organic Impurities / Related substances (Orthocresol) | Not detected | NMT 0.5% |
| 11 | Organic Impurities / Related substances (Paracresol) | 0.04% | NMT 0.3% |
| 12 | Organic Impurities/ Related substances (Any unspecified impurity) | Not detected | NMT 0.1% |
| 13 | Organic Impurities / Related substances (Total impurities) | 0.04% | NMT 1.0% |
| 14 | Clarity of Solution A (By Chemical Test) | Complies | A clear solution |
| 15 | Clarity of Solution B (By Chemical Test) | Complies | A clear solution |
| 16 | Acidity | Complies | Not more than 0.5mL of 0.01 M sodium hydroxide should require to change the colour of the indicator to yellow. |
| 17 | Residue on evaporation | 0.03% | NMT 0.1% |
| 18 | Absorption (400-700 nm) | 0.03 | NMT 0.05 |
| 19 | Toluene content (By GC) | Not detected | NMT 100ppm |
| 20 | Bacterial endotoxins | Less than 0.1 EU/mg | NMT 0.1 EU/mg |
| 21 | Total aerobic microbial count | Less than 100 CFU/gm | NMT 100 CFU/gm |
| 22 | Total Yeast and mold count | Less than 10 CFU/gm | NMT 10 CFU/gm |
Remarks: THE CAPTIONED BATCH MATERIAL COMPLIES WITH THE PRESCRIBED QUALITY OF THE ABOVE SPECIFICATION AS WELL AS USP, Ph.Eur, BP SPECIFICATION.
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| Tested By (Chemist - Quality Control) | Approved By (Head - Quality Control) |
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