Item | Standard | Results | |
Appearance | White crystalline powder or colorless crystals | Conform | |
Assay(dry content %) | 98.5 to 101.5 | 99.6 | |
Identification | as per USP33 | Conform | |
Specific rotation[ɑ]D20 | -9.8° to -11.2° | -10.8° | |
Loss on drying | ≤0.3% | 0.17% | |
Residue on ignition | ≤0.4% | 0.04% | |
Chloride | ≤0.04% | <0.04% | |
Sulfate | ≤0.04% | <0.04% | |
Iron | ≤0.003% | <0.003% | |
Heavy metals | ≤0.0015% | <0.0015% |