Description
(Confirms to IP, BP, USP)
D-(+)-Glucose ; glucose Anhydrous
| CAS | 50-99-7 |
| Molecular Formula | C6H12O6 |
| Molecular Weight | 180.16 |
| Shelf Life | 60 Months |
| Physical Properties | |||
| Physical State at 20 °C | Solid | Colour | Colorless crystals |
| Odour | Odorless | pH Value | 5.9 |
| Melting Point/ Freezing Point [°C] | 146°C | Density [g/cm3] | 1.54 |
| Solubility in Water [% weight] | 1 g/1.1 ml water @ 250C | ||
| Specifications | |||
| Appearance | White crystalline powder | Solubility | Freely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in ethanol (95 per cent) |
| Identification 'A' | When heated it melts, swells up and burns and an odour of burnt sugar is perceptible | Identification 'B' | A copious red precipitate is formed with potassium cupri tartrate solution |
| Appearance And Odour of Solution | Solution is clear not more intensly coloured than refrence solution BYS7 and odourless | Acidity Or Alkalinity | NMT 0.15 ml of 0.1M NaOH is required to change the colur of solution to pink |
| Specific Optical Rotation | +52.5° to +53.3° | Arsenic (As) | Max 0.0001% |
| Heavy Metal | Max 0.0005% | Chloride (Cl) | Max 0.0125% |
| Sulphite | To pass IP test | Barium (Ba) | To pass IP test |
| Foreign Sugars, Soluble Starch And Dextrins | To pass IP test | Sulphated Ash | Max 0.1% |
| Water (H2O) | Max 1.0 % | Bacterial Endotoxin | Not more than 0.5 Endotoxin unit/ ml of a 5 % w/v solution |
| Dangerous Goods Information | |||
| UN Number | – | DG Class | – |















