Appearance |
White solid or powder or crystals or flakes
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Assay (on anhydrous basis) |
99.5-100.5%
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Solubility |
Slightly soluble in water; soluble in boiling water, freely soluble in alcohol, in chloroform, and in ether, fatty oils.
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Identifications (as per IP, BP, USP) |
To comply the tests
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Readily carbonisable substance |
To comply IP, BP, USP test
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Readily oxidisable substance |
To comply IP, BP, USP test
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Halogenated compounds and halides |
Max 0.03%(complies IP test)
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Cinnamic acid |
To comply IP test
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