Appearance
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White or almost white crystalline powder
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Solubility
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Practically insoluble in water,freely soluble in methanol and dichloromethane
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IR
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The IR spectrogram conforms to the characteristic peak of R.S.
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HPLC
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The retention time of the major pead in the chromatogram conforms to the characteristic peak of R.S.
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Specific optical ratation
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-38.5°~-41.5°
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Water
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5.0%~7.0%
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Residue on ignition
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Not more than 0.1%
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Heavy Metals
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Not more than10ppm
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Impurity A
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Not more than 0.15%
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Impurity B
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Not more than 0.15%
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Impurity C
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Not more than 0.15%
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Impurity D
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Not more than 0.1%
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Single unknown impurity
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Not more than 0.10%
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Total impurities
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Not more than 1.0%
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n-Hexane
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Not more than 290ppm
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Ethyl acetate
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Not more than 5000ppm
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Acetone
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Not more than 5000ppm
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Dichloromethane
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Not more than 600ppm
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Methanol
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Not more than 3000ppm
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Assay (calcuaated on anhydrous basis)
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98.5%~101.5%
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