title: Flow injection photochemical spectrofluorimetry for the determination of carbamazepine in pharmaceutical preparations.
abstract: Upon on-line photochemical reaction carbamazepine (CBZ) can be converted to a strong fluorescent compound which has a maximum emission wavelength of 478 nm and maximum excitation wavelength of 254 nm. Acidity of reaction medium and the acid type were found to be critical for the on-line photochemically induced fluorescence, dilute hydrochloric acid being the most suitable. Based on these observations, a flow injection photochemical spectrofluorimetric approach for determination of the drug was developed. At optimized conditions, a detection limit of 0.08 ng x ml(-1) CBZ was achieved at the sampling rate of 80 h(-1). Eleven determinations of a 100 ng ml(-1) CBZ standard solution gave a RSD of 0.45%. A linear calibration curve was obtained in the CBZ concentration range of 2-250 ng x ml(-1). The developed method was successfully applied to assay the CBZ contents in pharmaceutical tablets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Xixi Campus, Hangzhou 310028, PR China.
authors.forename: Chaobiao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Qiaohong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Hengwu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000032:analysis*; D017022:Flow Injection Analysis; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D010777:Photochemistry; D012997:Solvents; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013607:Tablets
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012997:Solvents; D013607:Tablets; D002220:Carbamazepine