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

Linalool

Linalool (RS)-3,7-Dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol; C10H18O = 154.2 (78-70-6)

General reagent grade of commerce consisting of a mixture of two stereoisomers, licareol and coriandrol.

bp2012_v5_46_012_[appendix_i_a]_l_revised_texts_ep7-3 d_20_20.png, about 0.86; bp2012_v5_46_012_[appendix_i_a]_l_revised_texts_ep7-3 n_20_d.png, about 1.462; boiling point, about 200°.

Linalool used in gas chromatography complies with the following test.

Assay Examine by gas chromatography, Appendix III B, under the conditions described in the test for Chromatographic profile in the monograph for Anise Oil using the reagent being examined as solution (1).

The area of the principal peak is not less than 98.0% of the total area of the peaks.