title: Properties and analytical application of chlorpromazine picrate.
abstract: In neutral medium, picric acid (PA) reacts with chlorpromazine (CPM) hydrochloride with the formation of an orange compound, sparingly soluble in water, of molar ratio PA:CPM = 1:1. The compound is thermally stable up to a temperature of about 200 degrees C. The m.p. (178 degrees C) can be used for identification of picric acid as well as of chlorpromazine hydrochloride. Chlorpromazine picrate is extracted quantitatively with benzene, and the extract can be used for colorimetric determination of chlorpromazine hydrochloride. Beer's law is obeyed in the CPM concentration range 10-60 mug/ml.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plastic Rheology, Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tarasiewicz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Basińska