Octanoic Acid (BP, Ph. Eur., USP-NF) pure, pharma grade

Melting Point:

16.5 °C

Boiling Point:

239 °C

Density:

0.910 kg/l

Solubility:

water 0.68 g/l at 20 °C

Refractive Index:

40/D 1.4285

Physical Description:

liquid

Product Code:

BH2786

Product Name:

Octanoic Acid (BP, Ph. Eur., USP-NF) pure, pharma grade

Quality Name:

pure, pharma grade

Specifications:

Assay (Acidim.) calc. a.d.s.: 99.0-100.5%
Identity according to Pharmacopoeias: (Density, G.C.): passes test
(Spectrophotometric): IR passes test
Density 20/20: 0.909-0.912

Maximum limit of impurities
Appearance (Wet chemistry): passes test
Residue on ignition (as SO4) (Gravimetric): 0.05 %
Iodine value (Wet chemistry): 2
Peroxide value (Wet chemistry): 10.0
Related substances (G.C.)
Individual: 0.3%
Total: 0.5%
Residual solvents (Ph.Eur.curr.ed.). excluded by manufacturing process.
Microbial Limits
Bacterial endotoxins: 50 IU/g
Total Aerobic Microbial Count (TAMC): 100 cfu/ml
Water (Karl Fisher volumetry): 0.3 %
Heavy metals (as Pb): 0.001%
Fe (ICP-OES): 0.001 %

Hazard pictograms

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UN:

3265

Class/PG:

8/III

ADR:

8/III

IMDG:

8/III

IATA:

8/III

WGK:

1

Storage:

Room Temperature.

Signal Word:

Danger

GHS Symbols:

GHS05

H Phrases:

H314
H412

P Phrases:

P260
P264
P280
P301+P330+P331
P303+P361+P353
P501
P304+P340
P305+P351+P338
P310
P321
P338
P363
P405
P273

Master Name:

Octanoic Acid

Synonyms Long Text:

Caprilic Acid

EINECS:

204-677-5

CS:

29159070

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