| Appearance |
White or slightly yellow, waxy solid, having a faint, characteristic odor
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Solubility |
Freely soluble in alcohol, in propylene glycol, inchloroform, and in ether; insoluble in water
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| Identification 'A' ( by IR) |
Passes USP test
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Identification by HPLC |
The retention time of the main peak of the Sample solution should corresponds to that of the Standard solution
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| Assay (by HPLC) |
NLT 98.5% of butylated hydroxy anisole(C11H16O) as a sum of the two isomers
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Residue on ignition |
Max 0.01%
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