trans-Bis-[(−)ephedrinate]-palladium complex: synthesis, molecular modeling and use as catalyst

The reaction between palladium acetate, (−)-ephedrine and potassium acetate led to bis-chelate complex Pd[OCH(Ph)NH(Me)]₂ whose the trans-structure is obtained from calculations. The use of this complex to catalyze either the 1,4-hydrogenation of (E)-2-benzyliden-1-tetralone or Heck reaction of phenyl iodide with 3-methyl-3-buten-2-ol led to a low enantiomeric excess.     

Gas chromatographic analysis of bifunctional amines after derivatization with methyldichlorophosphine and sulfur

Summary A derivatization procedure for the gas chromatographic analysis of bifunctional amines likeβ-adrenergic blocking drugs is described. The method consists of a two-step reaction with methyldichlorophosphine and sulfur in presence of triethylamine to form cyclic methylphosphonothioic derivatives. The properties of these compounds are discussed and the application of the method to the quantitation of ephedrine in human body fluids is presented. Presented at the 15th International Symposium on Chromatography, Nürnberg, October 1984     

DrugFET的研究（Ⅳ）.硅钨酸—麻黄碱FET的研制与应用

将离子敏感场效应晶体管与药物敏感膜相结合研制成一种对盐酸麻黄碱有良好响应的药物敏感场效应晶体管传感器。     

Analysis of ephedrine in ephedra callus by acetonitrile modified capillary zone electrophoresis

A simple method has been developed for the quantitative determination of ephedrine in ephedra callus. The dependence of effective mobility of ephedrine on pH was investigated, and a simulated equation was obtained. The separation was performed in an uncoated capillary and detected at 185 nm. A new Tris–NaOH–H₃PO₄ run buffer was used and the pH was adjusted to 3.20. To increase the solubility of hydrophobic analytes and improve the separation efficiency, 15% acetonitrile was used in the buffer as a modifier. The content of ephedrine in an ephedra callus sample and an ephedra herba sample were determined with this method, and the result was satisfactory.     

Separation and Determination of Ephedrine Enantiomers and Synephrine by High Performance Capillary Electrophoresis in Dietary Supplements

The chiral separation of ephedrine alkaloids by high performance capillary electrophoresis is of great interest since the enantiomers exhibit quantitative and qualitative differences in pharmacological activity. The isomers of (–)-ephedrine, (+)-pseudoephedrine, (–)-N-methylephedrine, (+)-N-methylpseudoephedrine, (+)-norpseudoephedrine and (–)-norephedrine are the major bioactive components of E. sinica (Ma-Huang) which is a Chinese herb used for weight loss and as an energy booster in the US. However, the compounds stereoisomers are not present in the plant material. The electrophoretic separation was performed using a 110 cm × 50 m I.D. (101.5 cm effective length) fused silica capillary. The samples were injected by pressure for 5 s at 50 mbar and the running voltage was 30 kV at the injector end of the capillary. Within 23 min, nine ephedrine compounds and synephrine were separated at 210 nm. The method was successively applied to the determination of the ephedrine compounds in dietary supplement products. Parameters affecting the resolution between (+) and (–)-enantiomers, such as pH, cyclodextrin concentration, temperature, organic modifier, buffer concentration and capillary dimensions were reported.     

二维高效液相色谱技术用于分析中药制剂中麻黄类生物碱

构建了一个离线的二维高效液相色谱系统,以解决成分复杂的中药样品的分离和痕量组分的定量问题。该系统在原有的单泵、单检测器高效液相色谱仪的基础上作了相应的改进而构成,样品先在第一维的Zor-bax SB-C18色谱柱中进行分离之后,利用一个六通切换阀将目标组分切换并收集,浓缩后再注入第二维的Ai-chrom Bond-AQ C18色谱柱中进行分离。利用上述方法对3种麻黄类生物碱进行了二维分离和分析,实验结果表明,样品的分离明显改善,并且这个系统可用于中药的直接进样分析。     

药物敏感场效应晶体管的研究 Ⅲ磷钨酸-麻黄碱敏感场效应晶体管的研制与应用

将离子敏感场效应晶体管（ＩＳＦＥＴ）与药物敏感膜相结合，研制成一种对麻黄碱有良好响应的药物敏感场效应晶体管传感器（ＤｒｕｇＦＥＴ）．该器件具有全固态化、体积小、易微型化、集成化和多功能化等优点．采用磷钨酸作电活性物质，制成ＰＶＣ膜ＩＳＦＥＴ，对麻黄碱的线性响应范围为３．０×１０－６～１．０×１０－１ｍｏｌ／Ｌ，检出限为１．０×１０－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ，传感器适宜的ｐＨ范围为３．０～８．０．用该传感器分析麻黄碱片剂的含量，结果和药典方法吻合．     

Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence (ECL) Determination of Ephedrine with a Self-Assembly Multilayer Ni(II)-Polyluminol Modified Electrode

By combining the layer-by-layer (LBL) self-assembly technique with the electrochemical polymerization method, multilayer Ni(II)-polyluminol films were modified on the surface of a vaseline-impregnated graphite electrode. It was found that, compared with an electrode modified by direct electrochemical polymerization, this modified electrode offered a suitable ECL reaction micro-environment created by the special multilayer films, which was beneficial to the ephedrine hydrochloride enhancing effect for luminol ECL intensity. The ECL enhancing effect of ephedrine hydrochloride on the electro-oxidation luminol was improved on this modified electrode. Based on this finding, a new sensitive ECL method was developed for ephedrine hydrochloride determination under the optimal conditions. At the same time, a new idea is proposed for improving the analytical performance of the luminol ECL system by modifying the ECL reaction micro-environment with the layer-by-layer self- assembly method. Under the optimum experimental conditions, the ephedrine hydrochloride concentration in the range of 2.0 × 10⁻⁸–7.0 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ was proportional to the enhanced ECL signal, and it offered an 8.0 × 10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹ detection limit for ephedrine hydrochloride.     

Crystal Structure and Thermodynamic Study of Ephedrine Hydrochloride C10H16NOCI（s）

The crystal structure of ephedrine hydrochloride was determined by means of X-ray crystallography.The crystal system of the compound is monoclinic,and the space group is P21.Unit cell parameters are a=0.7308(6) nm,b=0.6124(5) nm,and c=1.2618(11) nm;α=90°,β=102°,and γ=90°;Z=2.Low-temperature heat capacities of the title compound were measured with an improved precision automated adiabatic calorimeter over a temperature range from 77 K to 396 K.A polynomial equation of the heat capacities as a function of temperature in the temperature region was fitted by the least-squares.Based on the fitted polynomial equation,the smoothed heat capacities and thermodynamic functions of the compound relative to the standard reference temperature 298.15 K were calculated and tabulated at the intervals of 5 K.     

Analysis of Antihistamines in Cough Syrup

Abstract

An efficient and simple high performance liquid chromatography method was developed for determination of Ephedrine. Noscapine, Promethazine and Bromhexine in cough syrup. Cough syrup samples could be cleaned up by anionic exchange solid phase extraction disk. The method has been validated with good recovery, linearity, reproducibility and selectivity for simultaneous determination of common antihistamines in over-the-counter cough syrup mixtures.