1 | Appearance | A colorless liquid. | A colorless liquid. (CP) |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Sparingly soluble in water. Miscible with ethanol (96%) and with fatty and essential oils with ether and with chloroform. Freely soluble in 50% alcohol. (USP-NF/Ph.Eur) |
3 | Relative density, 20°C | 1.044 | 1.043 - 1.050 (CP) |
4 | Boiling range | 96% distilled at 203°C - 206°C | NLT 95% (mL/mL) is distilled at 203°C - 206°C. (CP) |
5 | Identification by Chemical test | Complies | The benzylaldehyde characteristic odour should perceptible. (CP) |
6 | Identification by IR | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomittant with IR spectra of the standard. (CP) |
7 | Appearance of solution | Complies | The solution is clear and colorless. (USP-NF/Ph.Eur) |
8 | Refractive index, 20°C | 1.539 | 1.538 - 1.541 (USP-NF/Ph.Eur) |
9 | Assay | 99.8% | NLT 98.0% on anhydrous basis. (CP) |
10 | Acidity | 0.17 mL of 0.1M sodium hydroxide | NMT 0.2 mL of 0.1M sodium hydroxide should required to change the color of the indicator to pink. (CP) |
11 | Fats & Fixed oils (Peroxide value) | 1.21 | NMT 5 (USP/Ph.Eur) |
12 | Residue on evaporation | 0.02% | NMT 0.05% (USP-NF/Ph.Eur) |
13 | Chlorides | Less than 0.003% | NMT 0.003% (CP) |
14 | Water | 0.023% | NMT 0.5% (CP) |
15 | Related substances: Benzaldehyde | 0.003% | NMT 0.05% (CP) |
16 | Related substances: Any other impurity | 0.001% | NMT 0.01% (CP) |
17 | Related substances: the total amount of all other impurities | 0.01% | NMT 0.05% (CP) |
18 | Total aerobic microbial count | Less than 100 CFU/g | NMT 100 CFU/g (In-house) |
19 | Total combined yeast and molds count | Less than 10 CFU/g | NMT 10 CFU/g (In-house) |
20 | Bacterial endotoxins | Less than 0.1 EU/mg | NMT 0.1 EU/mg (CP) |