Irritant Benzyl alcohol Special grade, EMPROVE® EXPERT Ph. Eur., BP, JP, NF (max. 0.05% benzaldehyde), SAFC®
Supplier: MilliporeSigma
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About this item
CAS Number:100-51-6
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Formula:C₆H₅CH₂OH
MDL Number:MFCD00004599
:108.14 g/mol
Merck Index:13,01126
Boiling Pt:205 °C (1013 hPa)
Melting Pt:–15.3 °C
Density:1.05 g/cm³ (20 °C)
Flash Pt:101 °C
EINECS:202-859-9
:GHS07
Storage Temperature:Ambient
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Specification Test Results
- Assay (GC):98.0 - 100.5 %
- Identity (IR):conforms
- Appearance of solution (nephelometric):conforms
- Clarity of solution:conforms
- Color of solution:conforms
- Acidity:conforms
- Refractive index (n 20/D):1.538 - 1.541
- Density (d 20 °C/20 °C):1.043 - 1.049
- Peroxide value:≤ 5.0
- Related substances (GC) (Benzaldehyde (Impurity A)):≤ 0.05 %
- Related substances (GC) (Cyclohexylmethanol (Impurity B)):≤ 0.10 %
- Related substances (GC) (Sum of peaks with a relative retention less than that of benzyl alcohol):≤ 0.02 %
- Related substances (GC) (Sum of peaks with a relative retention greater than that of benzyl alcohol):≤ 0.20 %
- Related substances (GC) (disregard limit):≤ 0.0001 %
- Benzene (GC):≤ 0.0002 %
- Chlorobenzene (GC):≤ 0.01 %
- Toluene (GC):≤ 0.01 %
- Other residual solvents (ICH Q3C):excluded by manufacturing process
- Evaporation residue:≤ 0.050 %
- Water:≤ 0.1 %
- Bacterial endotoxins:≤ 2.5 I.U./ml
- Total aerobic microbial count (TAMC):≤ 100 CFU/g
- Total combined yeasts/moulds count (TYMC):≤ 10 CFU/g
- Bile-tolerant gram-negative bacteria (absent in 1 g):passes test
- Candida albicans (absent in 1 g):passes test
- Escherichia coli (absent in 1 g):passes test
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa (absent in 1 g):passes test
- Salmonella (absent in 10 g):passes test
- Staphylococcus aureus (absent in 1 g):passes test