| 1 | Description | A clear, oily liquid, very slightly yellow. | A clear, oily liquid, colourless or very slightly yellow. | IP |
| 2 | Solubility | Complies | Insoluble in water, miscible wtih ethanol (95%) & in ether | IP |
| 3 | Identification A (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of standard. | IP |
| 4 | Identification B (By Relative density, 25°C) | 1.118 | 1.117 to 1.121 | IP |
| 5 | Identification C (By TLC) | Complies | The principal spot in the chromatogram obtained with the test solution corresponds to that in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution. | IP |
| 6 | Identification D (By Chemical test) | Complies | The solution becomes yellow or brownish-yellow and shows green fluorescence. | IP |
| 7 | Appearance of solution | Complies | The substance to be examined is clear and not more intensely coloured than reference solution YS6. | IP |
| 8 | Acidity | 0.08ml of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide required | NMT 0.1ml of 0.1M sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of the indicator to pink. | IP |
| 9 | Related substances | 0.07% | NMT 1.0% | IP |
| 10 | Water | 0.013% | NMT 0.2% | IP |
| 11 | Sulphated ash | 0.01% | NMT 0.1% | IP |
| 12 | Assay | 99.42% | 99.0%-101.0% | IP |