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Physical Characteristic
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Specification
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Appearance
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Clear, mobile, colourless to pale yellow liquid
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Odor
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Characteristic odour.
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Identification.
First identification B.
Second identification A.
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Complying with test
Thin-layer chromatography
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Relative density @ 25°C
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0.895 to 0.920.
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Refractive index @ 20°C
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1.464 to 1.473.
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Optical rotation @ 20°C
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- 5° to + 8°.
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Acid value
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Maximum 1.0.
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Fatty oils and resinified essential oils
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It complies with the test.
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Solubility
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Miscible with alcohol and with methylene chloride.
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Assay by GC
a-pinene
Camphene
b-pinene
b-myrcene
limonene:
cineole
p-cymene
camphor
bornyl acetate
a-terpineol
Borneol
verbenone
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18 to 26.0%
8.0 to 12.0%
2.0 to 6.0%
1.5 to 5.0%
2.5 to 5.0%
16 to 25.0%
1.0 to 2.2%
13 to 21.0%
0.5 to 2.5%
1.0 to 3.5%
2.0 to 4.5%
0.7 to 2.5%
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