Appearance (Colour)
White to yellow
Appearance (Form)
Crystalline powder
Solubility (Turbidity) 0.5% aq. solution
Clear
Solubility (Colour) 0.5% aq. solution
Colourless to pale yellowish brown
Assay (NT)
min 99%
Melting Point
235 - 245°C
Loss on drying
max. 5%
Sulphated Ash
max. 0.2%
Iron (Fe)
max. 0.001%
Heavy Metals (Pb)
max. 0.001%
Molar Extinction coefficient (ε) in Methanol at 247 nm
~25000
Application
Reagent for reducing sugars,corticosteroids and other reducing agents,for testing germination power of seeds