Division Identification

United Kingdom

Melting range

Decomposes above 278 °C

Solubility

Freely soluble in water; very slightly soluble in ethanol

Specific rotation

[α]^D ₂₅: Between +145° and +151° (1 % solution)

Chromatography

The retention time for the major peak in a liquid chromatogram of the sample corresponds to that for α-cyclodextrin in a chromatogram of reference α-cyclodextrin (available from Consortium für Elektrochemische Industrie GmbH, München, Germany or Wacker Biochem Group, Adrian, MI, USA) using the conditions described in the METHOD OF ASSAY