• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Benzaldehyde
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Benzaldehyde C7H6O = 106.1 (100-52-7)

Colourless or slightly yellow liquid, slightly soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96%).

bp2013_v5_47_1003_[appendix_i_a]_b_ep7-7_ep_revised_texts d_20_20.png, about 1.05; bp2013_v5_47_1003_[appendix_i_a]_b_ep7-7_ep_revised_texts n_20_d.png, about 1.545.

Distillation range Not less than 95% distils between 177° and 180°.

Store protected from light.