Differential electrolytic potentiometry, a detector in flow injection analysis for oxidation-reduction reactions

For the first time, differential electropotentiometry (DEP) is coupled with the flow injection analysis (FIA) technique for detection of oxidation–reduction reactions, and is utilized for quantitative determination of vitamin C in pharmaceutical preparations using 1.0×10⁻³-M cerium(IV) in 0.50-M sulfuric acid as carrier. Two similar platinum electrodes were employed and polarized by a constant current. Optimization by the univariate method was carried out and the optimum conditions for current density, flow rate, sample size and concentration of sulfuric acid were 4 mA, 0.93 ml min⁻¹, 140 μl and 0.25 M, respectively. Vitamin C was determined in the concentration range 100–300 ppm with 0.9987 correlation coefficient and 1.9 standard deviation. The method was applied to the determination of vitamin C in pharmaceutical preparations and no excipient was found to pose any interference thus rendering the method suitable for determination of the drug in pharmaceutical preparations. The accuracy of the method was determined by comparison with the BP standard method.     

A New Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of Vitamin B12 as Cobalts

Abstract

A spectrophotometric method for determination of Vitamin B₁₂ (Cyanocobalamin) as cobalt in pharmaceutical preparations is described. The sample is first decomposed by concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids and the dry residue is solubilized in distilled water. The cobalt present is then spectrophotometrically determined at Λ= 317 nm as Co-HMPA-SCN complex. The complex is stable for a long time in the range of pH 3–10. The presence of many other metal cations does not interfere.     

Sequential injection technique for automated titration: spectrophotometric assay of vitamin C in pharmaceutical products using cerium(IV) in sulfuric acid

For the first time sequential injection analysis (SIA) technique has been employed for titrimetry. A new SI titrimetric spectrophotometric method for the assay of vitamin C in drug formulations was explored. The method is based on the oxidation reaction of vitamin C with cerium(IV) in sulfuric acid media using a spectrophotometer as a detector with the wavelength monitored at 410 nm. A 2(3) factorial design chemometric approach was employed to study the interaction effect of the chemical and system variables, mainly cerium(IV), sulfuric acid concentrations and the flow rate. The results of the chemometric optimization revealed that the optimum operating conditions for the SI titrimetric analysis of vitamin C were 7.0 x 10(-3) M cerium(IV), 0.455 M sulfuric acid and 28.9 microL s-1 flow rate. A linear calibration plot for the determination of vitamin C was obtained in the concentration range between 30 to 200 ppm. The method was applied to the determination of vitamin C in pharmaceutical preparations and no excipient was found to pose any interference, thus rendering the method suitable for the determination of the drug in pharmaceutical preparations. The SIA method is found to be accurate when the results were statistically compared with the results obtained by the BP standard method. The SIA method is superior when compared to the conventional titration method, the BP standard method and previous methods with respect to precision and automation in solution handling.     

Spectrophotometric determination of cobalt with nitrosochromotropic acid

A sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace amounts of cobalt based on the complex formation with nitrosochromotropic acid in ammoniacal medium is described. After its extraction as thiocyanate complex into isobutylmethyl ketone, cobalt is stripped into nitrosochromotropic acid in ammonia buffer. The method has been applied to the determination of cobalt in mild steel, ferrous alloys and multivitamin preparations.     

Electron spin resonance for quantitative assay of chlorpromazine in drug formulations by oxidation with cerium(IV) in sulfuric acid media

For the first time electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopic technique has been used for a highly selective determination of chlorpromazine. The method is based on the oxidation reaction of chlorpromazine with cerium(IV) in sulfuric acid media. In this method 3.8x10(-3) mol dm(-3) cerium(IV) was used in 0.035 mol dm(-3) sulfuric acid with the ESR spectra recorded at room temperature. A calibration equation of the following form was obtained over the linear concentration range of 10-100 ppm with a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.999: A=1.355+0.0382C. The results obtained by the ESR method were found to be comparable with those obtained by the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) method. The method suffers no interferences excipients rendering the method suitable for determination of this drug in pharmaceutical preparations.     

Determination of cobalamins using capillary electrophoresis inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

The determination of cobalamins using capillary electrophoresis inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (CE-ICP-MS) was investigated. Both capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) and micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) modes of operation were studied. The optimal separation of four cobalamin species (cyanocobalamin, hydroxocobalamin, methylcobalamin, and 5′-deoxyadenosylcobalamin) and a potentially harmful corrinoid analogue (cobinamide dicyanide) was obtained using CZE at a pH of 2.5. Both 20 mM phosphate and 20 mM formate buffers were used with success, although the formate buffer provided improved resolution. The CZE-ICP-MS method was used to quantify cyanocobalamin in a vitamin supplement and the analytical results were in good agreement (±5%) with values obtained by ICP-MS for total Co levels. The solution detection limits for cobalamins using CZE-ICP-MS were approximately 50 ng/ml. MEKC was found to be useful for the screening of vitamin preparations because it provided a rapid means of distinguishing cyanocobalamin (the form most commonly used in vitamin preparations) from free cobalt. The separation of free cobalt and cyanocobalamin using MEKC was achieved in less than 10 min.     

Flow-injection chemiluminescence determination of quinine using on-line electrogenerated cobalt(III) as oxidant

A novel chemiluminescence (CL) flow system for the determination of quinine is described. It is based on the direct chemiluminescence reaction of quinine and cobalt(III) in sulfuric acid medium. The unstable Co(III) was on-line electrogenerated by constant-current electrolysis. The chemiluminescence intensity was linear with a quinine concentration in the range of 0.1-100 mug ml(-1). The determination limit was 3.3x10(-8) g ml(-1). The whole process could be completed in 1 min. The proposed method is suitable for automatic and continuous analysis, and has been applied successfully to the analysis of quinine in pharmaceutical preparation.     

Flow Injection Chemiluminescence Determination of Gentamycin Using On-Line Electrogenerated Co(III) As the Oxidant

ABSTRACT

A novel flow-injection Chemiluminescence (CL) system for the determination of gentamycin is described, based on the direct chemiluminescence reaction of gentamycin and Co(III) in sulfuric acid media. The unstable strongly oxidative Co(III) was electrogenerated on-line with constant current electrolysis. The chemiluminescence intensity was linear with gentamycin concentrations of 0.01～80μg/ml, the detection limit being 0.005μg/ml. The whole process could be completed in 1 min with a relative standard deviation of less than 3.2%. The proposed method is rapid and simple and is suitable for automatic and continuous analysis. This method has been applied satisfactorily to the analysis of gentamycin in pharmaceutical preparations.     

Determination of vitamin B12 as cobalt by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry using the solid sampling technique

Summary An investigation has been carried out to establish a rapid method for the determination of vitamin B₁₂ as cobalt in solid pharmaceutical samples by electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry with the solid sampling technique using an inner miniature cup. Calibration graphs of peak area versus mass of the element were constructed by use of a synthetic reference material (SyRM). The SyRM is prepared by coprecipitation of cobalt ions with magnesium(II) 8-quinolinate. In order to determine the accuracy of the proposed method, three pharmaceutical preparations were analyzed according to the proposed method using standardization against the SyRM and the results obtained compared with those when solutions of the same samples were analyzed by other techniques. There is good agreement between the results obtained from the proposed and the other method. The detection limit for cobalt in a solid pharmaceutical preparation is 0.15 ng/mg (i.e. 4 ng/mg of vitamin B₁₂) for a typical sample mass of 1.0 mg.

---

Bestimmung von Vitamin B₁₂ als Cobalt mit Hilfe der elektrothermischen Feststoff-AAS

     

吖啶红高灵敏催化荧光光度法测定痕量钴(Ⅱ)

在H2SO4介质中,KIO3可氧化吖啶红使之褪色并伴随着吖啶红荧光强度的减弱,但其反应速率较慢。当加入痕量钴(Ⅱ)时,氧化反应明显加快,体系荧光猝灭程度加强,钴(Ⅱ)对该氧化反应具有显著的催化作用。据此建立了一种灵敏度高、选择性好的测定痕量钴(Ⅱ)的催化荧光分析新方法,并研究了该方法的动力学条件。反应体系的激发波长和发射波长分别为530和550nm,催化体系可允许较大量的多种常见离子同时存在。测定钴(Ⅱ)的线性范围为0.3～4.8μg/L,检出限为2.5×10-11g/mL。方法可用于茶叶、人发和面粉等实际样品中痕量钴(Ⅱ)的测定。     

Spectrophotometric determination of tranexamic acid in pharmaceutical bulk and dosage forms.

In this study, a simple, fast, accurate and sensitive spectrophotometric method has been developed for the determination of tranexamic acid in bulk and pharmaceutical preparations. The method is based on the reaction of ninhydrin with the primary amino group of tranexamic acid in the basic medium at pH 8.0. The reaction produces a bluish-purple color which absorbs maximally at 565 nm. Beer's law was obeyed in the range of 3-40 microg ml(-1) with molar absorptivity of 5.093 x 10(3) L mol(-1) cm(-1). The effects of various factors such as temperature, heating time, concentration of reagent, color stability and interferences were investigated to optimize the procedure. The results have been validated analytically and statistically. The proposed method has been applied for the determination of tranexamic acid in bulk and pharmaceutical preparations with good results.     

Automatic determination of cobalt at the submicrogram per millilitre level using a flowthrough spectrophotometric sensor

A flowthrough spectrophotometric sensor for the determination of cobalt at the nanogram per millilitre level using pyridoxal 4-phenylthiosemicarbazone as reagent and integrated preconcentration and detection in the flow cell is proposed. The method is highly selective for cobalt(II); it features detection and determination limits of 0.02 and 0.06 mug ml(-1) respectively, and a linear range of at least 0.04-18 mug ml(-1). The method is subject to very few interferences because the strongly acidic medium used prevents the formation of most complexes of the reagent with other metal ions. The method was applied to the determination of cobalt in pharmaceutical preparations.     

A highly sensitive spectrophotometric determination of platinum(IV) using leuco xylene cyanol FF

A new, simple, highly sensitive and rapid spectrophotometric method has been described for the determination of platinum(IV). The method is based on the oxidation of leuco xylene cyanol FF (LXCFF) to its blue form of xylene cyanol FF by platinum(IV) in sulfuric acid medium (pH 1.0-2.5), the formed dye shows an absorption maximum at 620 nm in acetate buffer medium (pH 3.0-4.5). The method obeys Beer's law over a concentration range of 0.3 to 2.6 micro g mL(-1) platinum, having molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity of 5.1x10(4) L mol(-)(1) cm(-1) and 0.0038 micro g cm(-2), respectively. The optimum reaction conditions and other analytical parameters have been evaluated. The developed method has been successfully applied to the determination of platinum in pharmaceutical preparations, soil, natural water, plant material, platinum-containing catalyst, and synthetic alloy samples.     

Kinetic determination of codeine in pharmaceutical preparations

A kinetic method for the determination of codeine, based on its inhibitor action on the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by cobalt(II), is presented. It has been found that the effect of codeine is most pronounced in the presence of 5% v/v ethylene glycol. The reaction is followed photometrically. Codeine can be determined in concentrations ranging from 0.80×10^–5 M to 2.4×10^–5 M. The method has been applied to the determination of codeine in pharmaceutical preparations.     

Kinetic spectrophotometric analysis of pantoprazole in commercial dosage forms.

A kinetic spectrophotometric method has been developed which is based on the oxidation of pantoprazole with Fe(III) in sulfuric acid medium. Fe(III) subsequently reduces to Fe(II), which is coupled with potassium ferricyanide to form Prussian blue. The reaction is followed spectrophotometrically by measuring the increase in absorbance with time (1-8 min) at 725 nm. The initial rate method is adopted for constructing the calibration graph, which is linear in the concentration range of 5-90 microg ml(-1). The regression analysis yields the calibration equation, nu = 3.467 x 10(-6) + 4.356 x 10(-5)C. The limits of detection and quantitation are 1.46 and 4.43 microg ml(-1), respectively. The proposed method was optimized and validated both statistically and through recovery studies. The experimental true bias of all samples is < +/-2.0%. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of pantoprazole in pharmaceutical preparations.     

Flow injection chemiluminescence analysis of some penicillins by their sensitizing effect on the potassium permanganate-glyoxal reaction.

A new chemiluminescence method using flow injection is described for the determination of four penicillins, namely: phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium, amoxicillin, ampicillin, and ampicillin sodium. The method is based on sensitizing effect of these drugs on the chemiluminescence reaction of potassium permanganate in sulfuric acid with glyoxal. The different experimental parameters affecting the chemiluminescence intensity were carefully studied and incorporated into the procedure. The method allows the determination of 0.1-1.0 microg/ml phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium, 0.1-1.0 microg/ml amoxicillin, 0.1-1.0 microg/ml ampicillin, and 0.1-1.0 microg/ml ampicillin sodium. The method was successfully applied to the determination of four penicillin antibiotics in pharmaceutical preparations.     

Iodometric determination of ascorbic acid by controlled potential coulometry

An iodometric method for the determination of ascorbic acid has been devised. The method is based on previously developed coulometric instrumentation. The stability of different ascorbic acid solutions has been studied and the best conditions have been established. Ascorbic acid has been determined in different kinds of samples but with the main interest on pharmaceutical preparations. Speqial regard has also been paid to the other constituents in such samples, with respect to possible interferences. The error of the coulometric method is about 0·1% and the time of an analysis is in the range 2–6 min.     

A coulometric method for the assay of some easily oxidized organic substances with iodine as an oxidizing agent

A coulometric method for the assay of easily oxidized organic substances, using iodine as an oxidizing agent, has been developed. The principle of the method is to oxidize the substance with an excess of iodine in a water-acetic acid medium and then titrate the iodide formed, with anodically generated silver ion. The titration is followed by dead-stop indication using two platinum electrodes. The method has been applied to the assay of dihydric phenols with hydroxyl groups in the ortho or para positions and to the determination of ascorbic acid in various pharmaceutical preparations. The absolute relative error varied between 0.2 and 2.8% for the 8 phenols investigated and the relative standard deviation between 0.2 and 1%. For standard solutions of ascorbic acid the absolute relative error was 0.9% and for the 6 pharmaceutical preparations investigated the relative standard deviation lay in the range 0.3-0.9%. The method is easy to apply and has a number of advantages over current iodimetric methods.     

High-performance column liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of buclizine, tryptophan, pyridoxine, and cyanocobalamin in tablets and oral suspension

An HPLC method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of buclizine, tryptophan, pyridoxine, and cyanocobalamin in pharmaceutical formulations. The chromatographic separation was carried out on an RP-C18 column using a mobile phase gradient of methanol, 0.015 M phosphate buffer (pH 3.0), and 0.03 M phosphoric acid at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min and UV detection at 230, 280, and 360 nm, respectively, for buclizine, tryptophan, pyridoxine, and cyanocobalamin. The method validation yielded good results with respect to linearity (r>0.999), specificity, precision, accuracy, and robustness. The RSD values for intraday and interday precision were below 1.82 and 0.63%, respectively, and recoveries ranged from 98.11 to 101.95%. The method was successfully applied for the QC analysis of buclizine, tryptophan, pyridoxine, and cyanocobalamin in tablets and oral suspension.     

Estimation of propranolol hydrochloride

A simple calorimetric method for the determination of propranolol hydrochloride has been worked out. The method involves nitration of the drug with a mixture of potassium nitrate and sulphuric acid. The coloured nitro-derivative has an absorption maxima at 360 nm. The working concentration range is 10-50 mug/ml. The method is applicable to analysis of pharmaceutical preparations.