COMMERCIAL PRODUCT NAME 

:

LIDOCAINE / LIGNOCAINE BP ’0 0

PRODUCT NO. 

:

SAL 008 

C.A.S. NUMBER

:

[137-58-6]

STRUCTURE

:

MOLECULAR FORMULA

:

C 14 H 22 N 2 O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT

:

234.34

EINECS NUMBER 

:

205-302-8

CHEMICAL NAME

:

2-Diethylamino-2 ’,6’-dimethyl acetanilide.

SPECIFICATIONS 

:

*Characters

:

A white or almost white crystalline powder. 
Practically insoluble in water, very soluble in 
alcohol & in methylene chloride. Freely soluble in ether.

Identification

:

Test A- Melting Point:66-70 w/o previous drying.
Test B-I.R. Complies as per BP ’00
Test C- Complies as per BP ’00
Test D- Complies as per BP ’00
Test E- Complies as per BP ’0 0

Appearance of solution 

:

Complies as per BP ’00 .

2,6 Dimethyl aniline

:

NMT 100 ppm.

Chlorides

:

NMT 35 ppm.

Sulphates

:

NMT 1000 ppm.

Heavy metals

:

NMT 20 ppm.

Water % W/W (by KF)

:

NMT 1.0

Sulphated Ash % W/W

:

NMT 0.1

Assay % W/W (On anhydrous basis)

:

99-101

APPLICATION

:

Local anaesthetic, anti-arrhythmic.

STORAGE

:

Keep in well closed containers.

STANDARD PACKAGING

:

In fibre containers 25 Kgs.