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Specification Sheet

Product Name
Salicylic acid puriss. p.a., ≥99.0% (T)

Product Number
84210

Product Brand
sial

CAS Number
69-72-7

Molecular Weight
138.12

Test

Specification

APPEARANCE (COLOR)White
APPEARANCE (FORM)Powder or Crystals
TITRATION (T) NAOH 0.1M99.0 - 100.5 %
PURITY (HPLC AREA %)≥ 99.0 %
MELTING POINT158 - 161 C
SOLUBILITY (COLOR)Colorless
SOLUBILITY (TURBIDITY)Clear
SOLUBILITY (METHOD)1G IN 10ML ETHANOL (96%)
LOSS ON DRYING≤ 0.5 %
RESIDUE ON IGNITION≤ 0.05 %
PROTON NMR SPECTRUMCONFORMS TO STRUCTURE
PHARMACOPOEA TESTSCORRESPONDS TO REQUIREMENTS
METAL TRACE ANALYSIS (ICP)CORRESPONDS TO REQUIREMENTS
CALCIUM (ICP)≤ 10 mg/kg
CADMIUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
COBALT (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
CHROMIUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
COPPER (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
IRON (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
POTASSIUM (ICP)≤ 50 mg/kg
MAGNESIUM (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
MANGANESE (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
SODIUM (ICP)≤ 500 mg/kg
NICKEL (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
LEAD (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
ZINC (ICP)≤ 5 mg/kg
CHLORIDE (CL)≤ 100 mg/kg
SULFATE (SO4)≤ 200 mg/kg
RECOMMENDED RETEST PERIOD54 MONTHS