Flow injection manifold for the direct spectrophotometric determination of bismuth in pharmaceutical products using Methylthymol Blue as a chromogenic reagent

A new simple and rapid flow injection method is reported for the direct determination of bismuth in pharmaceutical products. Methylthymol Blue (MTB) was used as a chromogenic reagent and the absorbance of the colored Bi(III)-MTB complex produced was monitored at 548 nm. The various chemical and physical variables were optimized and a study of interfering ions was also carried out. Linear calibration graphs were obtained from 0 to 100 mg l-1 Bi(m) (120 injections per hour). The precision was very good (sr = 1.3%) and the limit of detection was cL = 0.150 mg l-1. The average accuracy was also very good (er = 0.75%) and was evaluated by comparison of the results obtained with those claimed by the manufacturers. The method was found to be adequately selective, considering the ions that the samples contain.     

Cobalt phthalocyanine as a novel molecular recognition reagent for batch and flow injection potentiometric and spectrophotometric determination of anionic surfactants

Cobalt(II) phthalocyanine [Co(II)Pc] is used as both an ionophore and chromogen for batch and flow injection potentiometric and spectrophotometric determination of anionic surfactants (SDS), respectively. The potentiometric technique involves preparation of a polymeric membrane sensor by dispersing [Co(II)Pc] in a plasticized PVC membrane. Under batch mode of operation, the sensor displays a near-Nernstian slope of −56.5 mV decade⁻¹, wide response linear range of 7.8 × 10⁻⁴ to 8.0 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹, lower detection limit of 2.5 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ and exhibits high selectivity for anionic surfactants in the presence of many common ions. Under hydrodynamic mode of operation (FIA), the slope of the calibration plot, limit of detection, and working linear range are −51.1 mV decade⁻¹, 5.6 × 10⁻⁷ and 1.0 × 10⁻³ to 1.0 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹, respectively. The spectrophotometric method is based on the use of [Co(II)Pc] solution in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) as a chromogenic reagent. The maximum absorption of the reagent at 658 nm linearly decreases with the increase of anionic surfactant over the concentration range 2-30 μg mL⁻¹. The lower limit of detection is 1 μg mL⁻¹ and high concentrations of many interfering ions are tolerated. Flow injection spectrophotometric measurements are carried out by injection of the surfactant test solution in a stream of the reagent in DMSO. The sample throughput, working range and lower detection limit are 25-30 samples h⁻¹, 4-60 and 2 μg mL⁻¹, respectively. The potentiometric and spectrophotometric techniques are applied to the batch and flow injection measurements of anionic surfactants in some commercial detergent products. The results agree fairly well with data obtained using the standard methylene blue spectrophotometric method.     

A selective spectrophotometric method for determination of rosoxacin antibiotic using sodium nitroprusside as a chromogenic reagent

A selective spectrophotometric method for the determination of rosoxacin (ROS), a 4-quinolone antimicrobial agent, has been developed and validated. The method was based on the reaction of ROS with alkaline sodium nitroprusside (SNP) reagent at room temperature forming a red colored chromogen measured at 455 nm. The conditions affecting the reaction (SNP concentration, pH, color-developing time, temperature, diluting solvent and chromogen stability time) were optimized. Under the optimum conditions, good linear relationship (r=0.9987) was obtained between the absorbance and the concentration of ROS in the range of 20-50 microg ml(-1). The assay limits of detection and quantitation were 2.5 and 8.4 microg ml(-1), respectively. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of bulk drug and laboratory-prepared tablets; the mean percentage recoveries were 100.1+/-0.33 and 101.24+/-1.28%, respectively. The results were compared favourably with those obtained by the reported method; no significant difference in the accuracy and precision as revealed by the accepted values of t- and F-tests, respectively. The robustness and ruggedness of the method was checked and satisfactory results were obtained. The proposed method was found to be highly selective for ROS among the fluoroquinolone antibiotics. The reaction mechanism was proposed and it proceeded in two steps; the formation of nitroferrocyanide by the action of sodium hydroxide alkalinity on SNP and the subsequent formation of the colored nitrosyl-ROS derivative by the attack at position 6 of ROS.     

A novel method for the spectrophotometric determination of cefradine by using sodium nitroprusside as chromogenic reagent

A novel method is developed for the determination of cefradine by using sodium nitroprusside as chromogenic reagent. The experiment indicates that a russety product is formed by the reaction of cefradine with sodium nitroprusside in basic solution, and the maximum absorption wavelength （λmax） of russety product is 505 rim. And the sensitization of tetradecyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride for the reaction of cefradine with sodium nitroprusside is remarkable, The apparent molar absorption coefficient （5505） is 2.81 × 103 L/mol cm. The linear equation isA = 0.0657 ＋ 0.00804C （μg/mL） in the range of 1.50-55.0μg/mL of cefradine with a correlation coefficient r = 0.9992, and the detection limit is 1.38 p,g/mL. This method has been applied to determine cefradine in capsule and tablet samples.     

Spectrophotometric determination of vanadium and niobium: Xylenol orange as a chromogenic reagent

Summary The formation of red coloured chelates of vanadium(V) and niobium(V) with xylenol orange (DCAC) having _max at 490 nm (at p_H 5.0) and 530 nm (at p_H 5.5) have been reported. The colour formation has been applied to the spectrophotometric determination of metal ions. The colour has been found to be stable between p_H 3.5–6.5 and 2.0–7.0 respectively. The sensitivity of the reagent is 0.051g/cm² of vanadium and 0.093g/cm² of niobium. Maximum colour intensity has been found for Nb-DCAC chelate at p_H 5.5 whereas no appreciable change has been found for V-DCAC chelate between p_H 4.5 and 6.5.

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Zusammenfassung Über die Bildung rot gefärbter Chelate von Vanadin und Niob mit Xylenolorange wurde berichtet. Deren Absorptionsmaxima liegen bei 490 nm (p_H 5,0) bzw. bei 530 nm (p_H 5,5). Die Farbreaktion wurde für die Bestimmung der beiden Metalle verwendet. Die Farbe ist zwischen p_H 3,5 und 6,5 bzw. zwischen p_H 2,0 und 7,0 stabil. Die Empfindlichkeit für Vanadin beträgt 0,051g/cm², für Niob 0,093g/cm². Die Farbe des Niobchelates erreicht bei p_H 5,5 ein Maximum, während die des Vanadinchelates zwischen p_H 4,5 und 6,5 keine wesentlichen Änderungen erkennen läßt.

     

Flow injection spectrophotometric determination of europium using chlortetracycline

A flow injection (FI) spectrophotometric determination of europium (III) is described, based on the complexation between europium (III), and chlortetracycline (CTC) in a Tris-buffer pH 8.0 medium. The resulting yellow-coloured complex is measured at its absorption maximum of 400 nm after 100 μl of sample or standard solution containing europium (III) are injected into the merged streams of CTC and Tris-buffer solutions. Optimum conditions for determining μg amounts of europium (III) are achieved by univariate method. Various types of reactors are also investigated. It is shown that the use of a single bead string reactor gives rise to the enhancement of peak height. A linear calibration curve over the range of 0.10-0.60 μg ml⁻¹ europium (III) is established with the regression equation (n=6) Y=34.93X+0.01 and the correlation coefficient of 0.9994 is obtained. A detection limit (3σ) of 0.01 μg ml⁻¹ of europium (III) and the relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) of 4.32% for determining 1.0 μg ml⁻¹ of europium (III) (n=7) are obtained. The recommended method has been applied to the quantitation of europium (III) in spiked water and stream sediment samples with average recoveries of 99.9 and 97.5%, respectively. The sampling rate is found to be 85 h⁻¹.     

2-Amino-3-hydroxypyridine as a chromogenic reagent for the spectrophotometric determination of osmium

2-Amino-3-hydroxypyridine forms two coloured complexes, green and violet, with osmium, depending on the pH of the solutions. Based on this reaction, a selective and sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of osmium (3-13 ppm in the final solution) alone and in the presence of other metal ions has been developed.     

Indirect spectrophotometric determination of borate using nitron as reagent

An indirect method is outlined for the spectrophotometric determination of small amounts of borate. Borate is quantitatively precipitated as nitron tetrafluoborate in the presence of excess nitron. After separating off the precipitate, the excess of reagent is determined in the supernatant liquid as nitron cobaltothiocyanate.     

Indirect spectrophotometric determination of perchlorate using nitron as reagent

An indirect method is outlined for the spectrophotometric determination of small amounts of perchlorate. Perchlorate is quantitatively precipitated as nitron perchlorate in the presence of excess nitron. After separating off the precipitate, the excess reagent is determined in the supernatant liquid as nitron cobaltothiocyanate. The latter compound is extracted in 30% cyclohexanone in carbon tetrachloride and the absorbance of the extract measured at 625 nm. The method is simple, reproducible, and accurate to ±1%. The interferences of other anions were also investigated.     

Spectrophotometric determination of uranium using ascorbic acid as a chromogenic reagent

A spectrophotometric method has been developed for the determination of uranium(VI) using ascorbic acid. Uranium in the hexavalent state forms a reddish-brown coloured complex with ascorbic acid. The colour intensity of the complex is maximum at pH 4.2-4.5 and is stable for 24 hr. The absorbances of uranium(VI)-ascorbic acid complex at 360 and 450 nm are used for its quantification. Uranium in the range 8-200 microg/ml has been determined with good precision. The method allows the determination of uranium in the presence of many metal ions present as impurities. The described method is simple, accurate and applicable to uranium concentration relevant to the PUREX process and thus can be used for analytical control purposes.     

Some N-alkyl-naphthylazo pyridinium salts as new reagents for the spectrophotometric determination of anionic surfactants

Summary Eleven pyridinium azo dyes with straight-chain alkyl groups C_nH_2n+1–(n=6–18) and bromoalkyl groups BrC_mH_2m–(m=6–12) were synthesized with the intention of developing reagents for the determination of low levels of anionic surfactants in an aqueous medium. The effect of the alkyl chain length of these reagents on the reactivity with anionic surfactants such as sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS), sodium linear-dodecylbenzenesulphonate (DBS), sodium dodecylsulphonate (DS) and sodium laurate (SL) was studied. It was found that the alkyl chain length played an important role in the formation of ion associates and the composition of the ion associates formed. These reagents were classified into four groups with respect to the reactivity with anionic surfactants. The first group (n,m=6) reacts only with DBS. The second group (n,m=8) reacts with SDS, DBS and DS. The third group (n,m=10, 12) reacts with SDS, DBS and DS; however, the colour intensity of the DBS-ion associate was unstable. The fourth group (n=14, 16, 18) reacts with all anionic surfactants examined, and the composition of the ion associates with SDS and DS was 2:1 ([reagent]/[surfactant]) though that of the ion associates of the three reagent groups mentioned above was 1:1. The optimal conditions for the determination of anionic surfactants in river water with 1-octyl-4-(4-aminonaphthylazo)-pyridinium bromide was examined. The calibration graph was linear up to 3×10^–6 mol/l, and the apparent molar absorptivity of the ion associate was 3.8×10⁴ l mol^–1 cm^–1 (at 427 nm). The relative standard deviation for 2.4×10^–6 mol/l SDS was 4.9%. Recoveries of 88–107% were found for 8.0×10^–7 mol/l SDS in river water samples.     

Flow injection spectrophotometric determination of nitrite

4-Nitroaniline, which gives intensely yellow solution on dissolution in dilute hydrochloric acid, has been found to react with nitrite almost instantaneously in acidic medium yielding a colourless product that has been identified as 4-nitrophenyl diazo cation. The measurement of decrease in colour intensity suggested a new, simple and one-step reaction procedure that has been used for the reversed flow injection determination of 5microg-5 mg/l. NO(2)-N. The limit of detection has been found to be 2 microg/l. NO(2)-N. A number of species such as copper(II) and lead(II), which interfere in other spectrophotometric procedures, do not affect the results. The method has been applied to determine nitrite in natural waters when the %RSD was in the range 1.8-3.5%.     

Indirect spectrophotometric determination of palladium using 1,10-phenanthroline as reagent

Summary The spectrophotometric method for the determination of palladium is based upon the addition of a standard 1,10-phenanthroline solution to precipitate Pd(phen)Cl₂ and the determination of 1,10-phenanthroline concentration of the supernatant solution. The absorbancy readings were made in the absorption maximum at about 271 nm, in the concentration range of 10^–6 to 10^–5M 1,10-phenanthroline in 0.1 M hydrochloric acid and 0.1% hydroxylamine hydrochloride. For the phenanthroline system Beer's law is valid. Ions which either form with phenanthroline very strong complexes or interfere with the spectrophotometric determination of 1,10-phenanthroline must be absent. The method is simple, rapid, accurate and applicable to the macro and micro-determination of palladium in different systems. Standard deviation was found to be 0.085 ppm (in pure Pd solutions).

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Indirekte spektrophotometrische Bestimmung von Palladium mit 1,10-Phenanthrolin

Zusammenfassung Das Verfahren beruht auf der Fällung von Pd(phen)Cl₂ durch Zusatz einer bestimmten Menge Standard-1,10-Phenanthrolinlösung und spektrophotometrischer Bestimmung des Überschusses.Die Messungen werden bei dem Absorptionsmaximum bei etwa 271 nm und einer Konzentration von 10^–6M bis 10^–5M 1,10-Phenanthrolin in 0,1 M HCl und 0,1% Hydroxylaminhydrochlorid enthaltender Lösung durchgeführt. Das 1,10-Phenanthrolinsystem folgt dem Beerschen Gesetz. Ionen, die entweder mit 1,10-Phenanthrolin starke Komplexe bilden oder die spektrophotometrische Bestimmung von 1,10-Phenanthrolin beeinflussen, müssen abwesend sein. Die Methode ist einfach, rasch und genau und kann für Mikro- und Makrobestimmungen in verschiedenen Systemen angewendet werden. Die Standardabweichung beträgt 0,085 ppm (in reinen Pd-Lösungen).

     

Flow injection direct spectrophotometric assay for the speciation of trace chromium(III) and chromium(VI) using chromotropic acid as chromogenic reagent

A new rapid and sensitive FI assay is reported for the simultaneous direct spectrophotometric determination of trace Cr(VI) and Cr(III) in real samples. The method is based upon the reaction of Cr(VI) with chromotropic acid (CA) in highly acidic medium to form a water-soluble complex (λ_max = 370 nm). Cr(III) reacts with CA only after its on-line oxidation to Cr(VI) by alkaline KIO₄. The determination of each chromium species in the sample was achieved by absorbance differences. The calibration curves were linear over the range 3-4000 μg l⁻¹ and 30-1200 μg l⁻¹ for Cr(VI) and Cr(III), respectively, while the precision close to the quantitation limit was satisfactory in both cases (s_r = 3.0% for Cr(VI) and 4.0% for Cr(III) (n = 10) at 10 and 50 μg l⁻¹ level, respectively). The method developed proved to be adequately selective and sensitive (c_L = 1 and 10 μg l⁻¹ for Cr(VI) and Cr(III), respectively). The application of the method to the analysis of water samples (tap and mineral water) gave accurate results based on recovery studies (93-106%). Analytical results of real sample analysis were in good agreement with certified values.     

Micro-pumping flow system for spectrophotometric determination of anionic surfactants in water

A novel procedure has been developed for spectrophotometric determination of anionic surfactants in water using a solenoid micro-pump as fluid-propulsion device. The proposed method is based on substitution of methyl orange (MO) by anionic surfactants in the formation of an ion-pair with the cetyl pyridine ion (CPC⁺) at pH 5.0. The flow network comprised four solenoid micro-pumps which, under microcomputer control, enabled sample and reagent introduction, and homogenisation in the reaction zone. The system is flexible and simple to operate and control, and sensitive and precise. The analytical plot for the anionic surfactant was linear between 1.43×10^–6 and 1.43×10^–5 mol L^–1 (0.5 to 5.0 mg L^–1; R=0.997, n=5). The relative standard deviation was 0.8% (n=11) for a sample containing 5.74×10^–6 mol L^–1 (2 mg L^–1) surfactant. The limit of detection was 9.76×10^–8 mol L^–1 (0.034 mg L^–1) and the sampling throughput was 60 determinations per hour. The results obtained for washing-water samples were comparable with those obtained by use of the reference method, and no significant differences at the 95% confidence level were observed.     

Application of promethazine hydrochloride as a chromogenic reagent for the spectrophotometric determination of certain sulphonamide drugs

Summary The oxidative coupling reaction of promethazine · HCl with primary aromatic amines was applied to the determination of seven pharmaceutical sulphonamides. A mixture of an acidic solution (3.5% acetic acid) of the sulphonamide and the chromogenic reagent was treated with hypochloriteion. The wavelength of maximum absorption is 610 nm, the molar absorptivities range from 1.57×10⁴ to 1.89×10⁴ l mole^–1 cm^–1 and Sandell sensitivities range from 0.00972 to 0.0136 g cm^–2. A linear correlation was found between absorbance at max and concentration. The procedures developed for bulk sulpha drugs and some of their pharmaceutical preparations are rapid, accurate, precise and comparable to the Bratton-Marshall procedure.     

Flow injection colorimetric method using acidic ceric nitrate as reagent for determination of ethanol

Ceric ammonium nitrate has been used for qualitative analysis of ethanol. It forms an intensely colored unstable complex with alcohol. In this work, a simple flow injection (FI) colorimetric method was developed for the determination of ethanol, based on the reaction of ethanol with ceric ion in acidic medium to produce a red colored product having maximum absorption at 415 nm. Absorbance of this complex could be precisely measured in the FI system. A standard or sample solution was injected into a deionized water donor stream and flowed to a gas diffusion unit, where the ethanol diffused through a gas permeable membrane made of plumbing PTFE tape into an acceptor stream to react with ceric ammonium nitrate in nitric acid. Color intensity of the reddish product was monitored by a laboratory made LED based colorimeter and the signal was recorded on a computer as a peak. Peak height obtained was linearly proportional to the concentration of ethanol originally presented in the injected solution in the range of 0.1-10.0% (v/v) (r² = 0.9993), with detection limit of 0.03% (v/v). With the use of gas diffusion membrane, most of the interferences could be eliminated. The proposed method was successfully applied for determination of ethanol in some alcoholic beverages, validating by gas chromatographic method.     

Reverse flow injection spectrophotometric determination of iron(III) using chlortetracycline reagent

A simple reversed flow injection colourimetric procedure for determining iron(III) was proposed. It is based on the reaction between iron(III) with chlortetracycline, resulting in an intense yellow complex with a suitable absorption at 435 nm. A 200 μl chlortetracycline reagent solution was injected into the phosphate buffer stream (flow rate 2.0 ml min⁻¹) which was then merged with iron(III) standard or sample in dilute nitric acid stream (flow rate 1.5 ml min⁻¹). Optimum conditions for determining iron(III) were investigated by univariate method. Under the optimum conditions, a linear calibration graph was obtained over the range 0.5–20.0 μg ml⁻¹. The detection limit (3σ) and the quantification limit (10σ) were 0.10 and 0.82 μg ml⁻¹, respectively. The relatives standard deviation of the proposed method calculated from 12 replicate injections of 2.0 and 10.0 μg ml⁻¹ iron(III) were 0.43 and 0.59%, respectively. The sample throughput was 60 h⁻¹. The proposed method has been satisfactorily applied to the determination of iron(III) in natural waters.     

流动注射光度法测定盐酸普鲁卡因

在盐酸介质中,利用盐酸普鲁卡因－亚硝酸钠－α萘胺的重氨化－偶合反应,建立了流动注射光度法测定盐酸普鲁卡因的新方法。利用控制加 权形心单纯形优化法选择最佳实验条件,测定的线性范围为0－30μg/mL,该法已用于药物中盐酸普鲁卡因含量的测定。     

Flow injection turbidimetric determination of thiamine in pharmaceutical formulations using silicotungstic acid as precipitant reagent

A simple flow injection system is proposed for the determination of thiamine in pharmaceutical formulations. The determination is based on the precipitation reaction of thiamine with silicotungstic acid in acidic medium to form a thiamine silicotungstate suspension that is measured at 420 nm. Adding 0.05% (w/v) poly(ethyleneglycol) in the carrier solution (0.5 mol l(-1) hydrochloric acid), an improvement in the sensitivity, repeatability and baseline stability of the flow injection system was obtained. The calibration graph was linear in the thiamine concentration range from 5.0x10(-5) to 3.0x10(-4) mol l(-1) with a detection limit of 1.0x10(-5) mol l(-1). The relative standard deviations for ten successive measurements of 1.0x10(-4) mol l(-1) and 2.5x10(-4) mol l(-1) thiamine were less than 1% and an analytical frequency of 90 h(-1) was obtained.