| Abstract: | Abstract A flow injection method combined with chemiluminescence detection was described for the determination of difenidol hydrochloride. Strong chemiluminescence was recorded when difenidol hydrochloride was added into the reaction mixture of N-chlorosuccinimide with dichlorofluorescein in alkaline medium. The experimental conditions that affected the chemiluminescence signal, including the concentrations of reactants, the reaction medium, and the instrumental parameters, were carefully optimized. Under the optimum experimental conditions, the enhanced chemiluminescence intensity was linear related to the concentration of difenidol hydrochloride in the range of 4.0 × 10?9 to 4.0 × 10?7 g/ml. The detection limit for difenidol hydrochloride was 7 × 10?10 g/ml, and the sample throughput was 90/h. The relative standard deviation was 2.5% for 5.0 × 10?8 g/ml difenidol hydrochloride solution (n = 11). The interference of common inorganic ions, excipients, and additives used in pharmaceutical preparation was studied, which showed the method has higher tolerance limit for these substances and has good selectivity. As a preliminary application, the method was applied to the determination of difenidol hydrochloride in tablets, and the satisfactory results were achieved. |
