CASR |
: | 100-51-6 |
Molecular Formula |
: | C7H8O |
Molecular Weight |
: | 108.10 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Appearance/Description: | A clear colourless oily liquid |
| Solubility: | Soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (95% and 96%) and with fatty and essential oils. |
| Identification by IR: | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. |
| Relative density: | 1.043-1.049 |
| Appearance of Solution: | The solution is clear and colourless and oily liquid. |
| Refractive index (20°C ± 0.5°C): | 1.538-1.541 |
| peroxide value: | NMT 5.0 |
| Acid value: | NMT 0.50 |
| Acidity: | Not more than 1 ml of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of the indicator to pink. |
| Wt. per ml (25°C): | 1.043-1.049 |
| Residue on evaporation: | NMT 0.05% |
| Benzaldehyde and other related substances: Impurity A (Benzaldehyde): | NMT 0.05% |
| Benzaldehyde and other related substances: Impurity B (Cyclohexyl-methanol): | NMT 0.10% |
| Benzaldehyde and other related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time less than that of Benzyl alcohol: | NMT 0.02% |
| Benzaldehyde and other related substances: Sum of the areas of other peaks with a relative retention time greater than that of Benzyl alcohol: | NMT 0.2% |
| Assay: | 98.0%-100.5% |
| Solubility: | Soluble in water (1 in 30$); miscible with alcohol, with chloroform and with solvent ether. |
