ITERMS

SPECIFICATIONS

RESULTS

Appearance

White, glistening, crystalline scales or a fine, white, crystalline powder, odorless, taste, slightly bitter, almost insoluble in water, soluble at 20°,in 20 parts of alcohol (95%); also soluble in chloroform and in solvent ether.

Conforms

Identification

Positive

Positive

Melting point

4-Chloroacetanilide

p-Phenetidine

Sulphated ash

Between134 to 136.5°C

To comply to BP1968

To comply to BP1968

≤0.1%

134.1 to 136.3°C

<3.5ml/0.6g

Conforms

0.04%

Assay

Limit of phenacetinum calculated on the dried basis：≥99.0%

99.3%

Conclusion: The test results conform to BP1968 STANDARD.