Sodium Saccharin

Product Name

: SODIUM SACCHARIN ANHYDROUS

C.A.S. No.

: 128-44-9

Molecular Formula

: C₇H₄NNO₃S.H₂O

Molecular Weight

: 205.2 g/mol

SPECIFICATION

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Description

A white, Crystalline powder; or colorless crystals; efflorescent in dry air

A white, or almost white Crystalline powder; or colorless crystals; efflorescent in dry air

A white, or almost white Crystalline powder; or color less crystals; efflorescent in dry air.

Solubility

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Freely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in ethanol (96 %)

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• Identification

• IR

• By Color

• By color

• Melting Point

• Reaction of sodium salt

• Complies with the saccharin sodium RS.

• A violet color develops

• An intense green fluorescence develops

• 226 C to 230 C

• It gives reaction of Sodium salt

• Complies with the saccharin sodium RS.

• A violet color develops

• An intense green fluorescence develops

• 226 C to 230 C

• It gives reaction of Sodium.

• 226 C to 230 C

• It gives reaction of Sodium salt

Appearance of solution

Solution is Clear & Colorless

Solution is Clear & Colorless

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Acidity or alkalinity

NLT 4.5 ml & NMT 5.5 ml of 0.01 M sodium hydroxide is required to change the color of the solution to pink.

The solution becomes pink or red.

A solution is neutral or alkaline to litmus, but no red color is produced with phenolphthalein TS.

(Related Substances)

o- andp-Toluene sulfonamide

NMT 10 ppm

NMT 10 ppm

NMT 10 ppm

Limit of Benzoate &Salicylate

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No precipitate or Violet color appears.

Selenium

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NMT 0.003 %

Readily carbon sable substances

The solution is not more intensely colored than reference solution BS6.

The solution is not more intensely colored than a solution prepared by mixing 0.1mL of red primary solution, 0.1mL of blue primary solution and 0.4mL of yellow primary solution with 4.4mL of water

The solution has no more color than matching fluid A.

Arsenic

NMT 2 ppm

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Heavy metals

NMT 2 ppm

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NMT 10 ppm

Limit of benzoate and salicylate

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No precipitate or violet color appears in the liquid.

Organic volatile impurities

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Meets the requirement.

Residual solvents

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Meets the requirement.

Water

NMT 15.0 %

NMT 15.0 %

NMT 15.0 %

Assay

99.0 %-101.0 %

99.0 %-101.0 %

98.0 %-101.0 %