Specifications |
Appearance:colorless or brownish viscous liquid Assay,Non-aqueous titration:99.0% to 101.% Identification: A. Specific optical Rotation:-140 to -152 B.IR.comparing with the Ph.Eur.reference spectrum of nicotine C.λmax=257nm to 261 not more intense or colour thanY5,BY5 or R5 Water:0.5% max Ethanol:0.5% max Hexane:0.029% max Heavy metals:10ppm max Sulphated ash:0.1% max Nicotine-trans-N-Oxide,area;0.2% max Nicotine-cis-N-Oxide,area:0.2% max Myosmine,area:0.5% max Continine,area:0.2% max β-nicotyrine,area:0.2% max Nornicotrine,area:0.5% max Anabasine,area:0.3% max Anatabine,area:0.3% max Any unspecified impurity,area:0.1% max Total Nicotine-N-Oxides,area:0.3% max Total impurities(Specified and unspecified),area:1.0% max |