Physical Characteristic

Specification

Appearance

A clear, bright, colourless liquid,

Odor

odour, characteristic.

Identification.

First identification B.

Second identification A.

Complying with test

Thin-layer chromatography

Relative density @ 25°C

0.855 to 0.868 g,

Refractive index @ 20°C

1.467 to 1.477,

Fatty oils and resinified essential oils

It complies with the test.

Residue on evaporation

Not more than 1.0%

Solubility

Soluble, at 20°, in 7 volumes of ethanol (90%) and in 3 volumes of ethanol (96%),

Residue on evaporation

Not more than 1.0%

Assay by GC