| 1 | Appearance/Description | A clear, colorless, odorless, hygroscopic liquid. | A clear, colorless, odorless, hygroscopic liquid or crystals. | USP / Ph.Eur/In-house |
| 2 | Solubility | Complies | Soluble in water. Miscible with ethanol (96 per cent ). | USP/ Ph.Eur/In-house |
| 3 | Identification (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomittant with IR pectra of the corresponding standard | USP / Ph.Eur |
| 4 | Identification (By chemical test 1) | Complies | A deep violet, crystalline solid should obtaine which should soluble in chloroform, yielding a red solution. | USP |
| 5 | Identification (By chemical test 2) | Complies | The colour changes to green or bluish-green. Cool.The colour changes to greenish-yellow. | Ph.Eur |
| 6 | Identification (by Relative density, 20°C) | 1.102 | 1.100-1.104 | Ph.Eur |
| 7 | Identification (By Refractive index, 20±0.5°C) | 1.479 | 1.478-1.480 | Ph.Eur |
| 8 | Specific gravity, 25°C | 1.097 | Between 1.095 to 1.101 | USP |
| 9 | Relative density,20°C | 1.102 | 1.100-1.104 | Ph.Eur |
| 10 | Refractive index (20°C ± 0.5°C) | 1.479 | 1.478-1.480 | Ph.Eur |
| 11 | Refractive index, 25°C | 1.4769 | 1.4755 - 1.4775 | USP |
| 12 | Freezing point | 18.8°C | NLT 18.3°C | Ph.Eur |
| 13 | Acidity | 1.1ml of 0.01N sodium hydroxide consumed | Not more than 5.0ml of 0.01N sodium hydroxide should consume | USP/Ph.Eur |
| 14 | Water | 0.032% | NMT 0.1% | USP/Ph.Eur |
| 15 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell)@270nm-350nm | Complies | The spectrum is smooth with no absorption maxima. | USP/Ph.Eur |
| 16 | UV absorbance ratio (A285nm/A275nm) | 0.39 | NMT 0.65 | USP |
| 17 | UV absorbance ratio (A295nm/A275nm) | 0.23 | NMT 0.45 | USP |
| 18 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell)@275nm | 0.096 | NMT 0.20 | USP |
| 19 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell)@285nm | 0.038 | NMT 0.20 | Ph.Eur |
| 20 | UV absorbance profile (10mm cell)@295nm | 0.023 | NMT 0.20 | Ph.Eur |
| 21 | Limit of Non volatile residue | 0.0012% | NMT 0.01% | USP |
| 22 | Related compunds / Related substances - Total impurities | 0.01% | NMT 0.10% | USP/Ph.Eur |
| 23 | Related substance (Unspecified impurities) | 0.002% | NMT 0.10% | Ph.Eur |
| 24 | Assay (Anhydrous basis) | 99.98% | NLT 99.9% | USP |
| 25 | Total aerobic microbial count | Less than 1000 CFU/mL | NMT 1000 CFU/mL | In-house |
| 26 | Total Yeast and mold count | Less than 100 CFU/mL | NMT 100 CFU/mL | In-house |