Polarographic behaviour and determination of nitrofurantoin, chloramphenicol and related compounds

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The polarographic behaviour of nitrofurantoin and chloramphenicol have been studied in pyridine-formic acid buffer and tetramethylammonium chloride solution at pH 4.3. The E½versus pH and ilimversus pH relationships show that the E½ values are pH dependent and that the current is independent of pH except when acid-base equilibria affect it. The difference in E½ values (230 mV) makes simultaneous determination possible. Simultaneous determinations of both drugs were performed in a concentration range suitable for application to pharmaceutical formulations and body fluids. Other nitro derivatives can also be determined without interference. The standard additions technique provided results as satisfactory as the use of a calibration graph. The proposed method has the advantage over previously used electrochemical methods of not requiring prior separations.

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