| Sr. No. | Description | Specification |
| 1. | Appearance | White Or Almost White, Crystalline Powder Or Colourless Crystals, Sublimes Readily |
| 2. | Solubility | Slighly Soluble In Water, Very Soluble In Ethanol (96 Per Cent), Soluble In Glycerol (85 Per Cent) |
| 3. | Melting Point | About 78°C (Without Previous Drying) |
| 4. | Identification Test A: Irtest B: Water | Infared Absorption Spectrum Of Sample Should Be Concordant With The Reference Spectrum Of Chlorobutanol Hemihydrate Ws Between 4.5% To 5.5% |
| 5. | Impurity A And B | |
| Impurity A | Nmt 60ppm | |
| Impurity B | Nmt 0.1% | |
| 6. | Appearance Of Solution | Solution S Is Not More Opalescent Than Reference Suspension Ii And Not More Intensely Coloured Than Reference Solution By5 |
| 7. | Acidity Or Alkalinity | Not More Than 1.0 Ml Of 0.01 M Sodium Hydroxide Is Required To Change The Colour Of The Indicator To Blue |
| 8. | Chlorides | Nmt 100 Ppm |
| 9. | Sulphated Ash | Nmt 0.1% |
| 10. | Water Content | Between 4.5% To 5.5% |
| 11. | Assay (On Anhydrous Basis) | Between 98.0% And 101% |
