Salicylamide
| Chemical Name | O-Hydroxy Benzamide |
|---|---|
| Technical Information | White or slightly pink crystalline powder. Bitter in taste, sensation of warmth on tongue, forms water soluble Sodium Salt at 9pH. |
| Description | A colourless crystalline powder |
| Odour | Almost Odourless. |
| Melting Range | 139oC – 142oC. |
| Solubility | Soluble in hot water, chloroform and ether. pH of saturated aqueous solution at 25oC is 5.0.Solubility in water at 30oC is 0.2% at 47oC is 0.8%; Solubility in Glycerol at 5oC is 2.0%; at 39oC is 5%; at 60oC is 10%. Solubility in Propylene Glycol at 5oC is 10%. |
| Infra red absorption | Passes test. |
| Ultraviolet absorption | Passes test. |
| Water | 0.5% (max). |
| Residue on ignition | 0.05% w/w (max) N.F.XIII/0.1% w/w/U.S.P. |
| Chromatographic Purity | Complies with U.S.P. test. |
| Heavy Metals | Complies with U.S.P. test. |
| Assay | 0.001% (U.S.P. limit) |
| Heavy Metals | 98.0% to 102% of C7H7NO2 calculated on the anhydrous basis. |
