SOMU ORGANO-CHEM (P) LTD.

, VEERASANDRA, BANGALORE

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

4-HEXYLRESORCINOL

PRODUCT NAME : 4-Hexylresorcinol

INCI NAME : 4-Hexyl-1,3-benzenediol

MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12H18O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 194.27

CAS NUMBER : 136-77-6

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE :

: Effective Skin Lightener,Used to prevent discoloration in

THERAPEUTIC CATEGORY
shrimp, Preservative for fruits,food products and
Used as antihelminthics in throat Lozenges
: Preserve in air tight containers. Keep away from direct
STORAGE CONDITIONS
sunlight and heat
:
HANDLING HAZARDS Avoid direct inhalation of material and direct contact
with skin and eyes
PACKING : 25 Kg packed in double layer polybags
Kept in HDPE Container

Factory : # B-4-B-5, KSSIDC Industrial Estate Veerasandra 2nd Stage Bangalore-560100.

 SOMU ORGANO-CHEM (P) LTD., VEERASANDRA, BANGALORE

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

4-HEXYLRESORCINOL

S.NO TEST SPECIFICATION

1 APPEARANCE Colorless, yellowish or reddish, crystalline powder
:
2 SOLUBILITY Very slightly soluble in water, freely soluble in ethanol
:
(96%) and in methylene chloride.

3 IDENTIFICATION : a.Melting Range: 62°C to 68°C

b. By TLC:The principal spot in the chromatogram
obtained with the test solution is similar in
position,color and size to the principal spot in the
chromatogram obtained with that of working standard.

4 HEAVY METALS : NMT : 20.0ppm

5 ARSENIC : NMT : 1.0ppm

6 LEAD : NMT : 4.0ppm

7 MERCURY : NMT : 3.0ppm

8 SULPHATED ASH : Determined on 1.0g NMT : 0.1%

9 PURITY : By HPLC NLT 99.0%

Factory : # B-4-B-5, KSSIDC Industrial Estate Veerasandra 2nd Stage Bangalore-560100.