title: Spectrophotometric determination of methoxamine using cerium(IV) in presence of sodium lauryl sulphate and rhodamine-B.
abstract: A sensitive spectrophotometric assay has been developed for the determination of methoxamine in pure dosage form and in its pharmaceutical preparations. The method is based on the acidic oxidation of methoxamine with cerium(IV) in the micellar medium of sodium lauryl sulphate at 96 degrees C. The reaction yields a water-soluble purple product which can be quantified spectrophotometrically at 505 nm. The calibration curve was linear between 1.0 and 20 micrograms ml-1 with a limit of detection 0.5 microgram ml-1. The molar absorptivity at 505 nm is 8.3 X 10(3) iota mol-1 cm-1. The method is simple and rapid since the product is measured directly in solution without extraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Science College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Alwarthan
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: al-Obaid
mesh_terms: D002563:Cerium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005079:Excipients; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D008729:Methoxamine / Q000032:analysis*; D012235:Rhodamines; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D012996:Solutions / Q000032:analysis; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005079:Excipients; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D012235:Rhodamines; D012996:Solutions; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D013566:Sympathomimetics; D002563:Cerium; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D008729:Methoxamine; C029773:rhodamine B; C004653:ceric ammonium nitrate