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Specification

Concerning Product:
Article number 100516VEPUF
Trade name / designation / denomination Benzylalkohol, FCC/USP/NF/BP/Ph.Eur.
CAS number 100-51-6
Other names / synonyms•BENZYL ALCOHOL; •BENZYL ALCOHOL, ACS; •BENZYL ALCOHOL, U.S.P./N.F.; •Benzyl Alcohol; •Benzyl Alcohol, NF; •Benzyl Alcohol, Reagent, ACS; •Benzyl Alcohol, Technical; •Benzyl alcohol; •Benzyl alcohol, ACS; •Benzyl alcohol-alpha,alpha-d2;
EC number202-859-9
EC index number603-057-00-5
Customs tariff number / CN code / TARIC29062100
Molecular weight [g / mol]108.13782
FormulaC7H8O
Warning
Harmful if swallowed. Harmful if inhaled.
Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. – No smoking. Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area. Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local/regional/(inter)national regulations.


Parameter Specification Unit

Organoleptic test
Appearance of solution clear and colourless
Appearance Clear and colourless liquid
Colour (APHA) ≤ 10 APHA

Physical parameter
Acidity/Alkalinity (0,1 M NaOH): ≤ 1 ml
Acidity/Alkalinity (as benzoic acid) ≤ 0,05 %
Refraction index @ 20°C: 1,538  –  1,541
Moisture ≤ 0,1 %
Peroxides (O22-) ≤ 5 meq O2/kg
Relative density @ 20 °C 1,043  –  1,049
Solubility Soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%) and with fatty and essential oils

Identity
Assay 98,9  –  100,5 %
Infrared absorbtion spectrometry Conforms with standard

Impurities
Residue on evaporation ≤ 0,05 %
Impurity Benzaldehyde ≤ 0,05 %
Impurity Chlorinated Compounds ≤ 0,005 %
Impurity Chlorinated Compounds (as Chlorine) ≤ 0,002 %
Related substances Impurity A: ≤ 0,15 % [w/w]
Related substances Impurity B: ≤ 0,10 % [w/w]
Related substances Impurity Rt < BOH ≤ 0,04 % [w/w]
Related substances Impurity Rt > BOH ≤ 0,3 % [w/w]

Elemental Impurities
Iron (Fe) ≤ 1 ppm
Lead (Pb) ≤ 0,1 ppm


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Waltrop, 29. Jan. 2024
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