METHYL SALICYLATE IP/BP/USP SYNTHETIC C8H8O3 M.W. 152.15
Chemical Name	Methyl Ester of  Salicylic Acid.

Technical Information
Description	Colourless  or pale yellow liquid. Odour and taste of gaultheria. 1g. soluble in 1500 ml. water, soluble in chloroform, ether; miscible with Alcohol and Glacial Acetic Acid.
Boiling Point	220 - 224 oC (with decomposition)
Melting Point	-8.6 oC

Typical Analysis
Description	A colourless or a pale yellow liquid.
Odour	Characteristic and aromatic.
Clarity & Colour of solution	Passes test
Refractive Index	At 25 oC, 1.5335 to 1.5345 At 20 oC, 1.5340 to 1.5380
Weight per ml.	At 20 oC, 1.1750 to 1.1850
Sp.Gr/Relative Density	At 25 oC, 1.180 to 1.185
Free Acid	0.1% (max) as Salicylic Acid.
Solubility	Soluble in 7 volumes of 70% Alcohol.
Assay	99.0% (min) wt/wt of C8H8O3 IP/BP. 98.0% w/w (min) U.S.P.