Appearance

White or white-like crystalline

powder

Complies

Identification

A:I.R, B:UV, C: Color reaction, D: Reaction characteristic of chlorides

Complies

Residue on ignition (sulphated ash)

≤0.1%

0.09%

Chromatographic purity

≤0.5%

Complies

Picoline

At 262 nm absorbance is not greater than 0.52

0.42

Solubility

Soluble in water

Complies

Loss on drying

 ≤1.0%

0.82%

Assay

97.0-101.0%

99.4%

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