| Test | Specification | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | A colorless slightly yellow liquid | |
| Odour | Strong persistent,characteristic & aromic | |
| Solubility | Miscible with chloroform with ethanol (95%) and fixed and volatile oils, very slightly soluble in water | |
| Assay (Methyl Salicylate) | 99.0% to 100.5% | |
| Refractrive Index at 200C | 1.534 to 1.538 | |
| Wt. per ml 200C | 1.175g to 1.185g | |
| Optical Rotation 200C | -1.0 to 3.5 | |
| Acidity | NMT 0.4ml pf 0.1 M NaOH | |
