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Paracetamol

Paracetamol CAS# 103-90-2 BP Standard

Item  Spec Result
Characters Appearance : white or almost white,crystalline powder. White, crystalline powder
Solubility: sparingly soluble in water,freely soluble in Alcohol,very slightly soluble in methylene Chloride. Sparingly soluble in water,freely soluble in Alcohol,very slightly soluble in methylene Chloride.
Identification A: Melting range 168-172 169.7~170.5
B.C.D.E Positive B.C.D.E Positive
Related substances Impurity J(chloracetanilide)10 ppm <10ppm
Impurity K(4-aminophenol)50ppm 50ppm
Impurity F(4-nitrophenol)0.05% 0.05%
Any other impurity0.05% 0.05%
Total of other impurities0.1% 0.1%
Heavy metals 0.002% 0.002%
Residual solvent Residual content of acetic acid0.5% 0.14%
Loss on drying 0.5% 0.14%
Sulphate ash 0.1% 0.02%
Assay  99.0-101.0%(Dried substance) 100.1%