Compounds  →  Citric Acid

Separation of Citric Acid

HPLC Analysis of Pseudoephedrine and Citric Acid on Primesep Column


Pseudoephedrine is a drug used in cough and cold compositions. One of the preservatives in solutions of pseudoephedrine is citric acid. Both compounds are hydrophilic in nature, with pseudoephedrine being a basic compound and citric acid an acidic compound. Separation of these two compounds is achieved on a Primesep N column. Compounds are separated by combination of HILIC, cation-exchange and anion-exclusion mechanisms. Pseudoephedrine and citric acid are monitored by UV. This HPLC method can be adopted as generic approach for analysis of pseudoephedrine and other hydrophilic drugs and preservatives in mixtures.



Application Analytes:

Citric Acid
Pseudoephedrine (PSE)

Application Detection:

UV Detection

Separation of Alginic Acid and Related Products



Alginate is used in various pharmaceutical preparations. Chemically, it is a linear copolymer with homopolymeric blocks of (1-4)-linked ?-D-mannuronate (M) and its C-5 epimer ?-L-guluronate (G) residues, respectively, covalently linked together in different sequences or blocks. Alginic acid can be separated from benzoate, citric acid and saccharin by mixed-mode chromatography on Primesep C HPLC column. This method can be used to quantitate alginic acid, citric acid or saccharin in complex mixtures. Various detection technique can be used (UV, ELSD, LC/MS), based on mobile phase selection.

Application Analytes:

Alginic Acid
Citric Acid
Benzoic Acid
Saccharin

Application Detection:

UV Detection

HPLC Separation of Citric Acid and Phosphate Ions in HILIC Chromatography



Citric acid and phosphate ion are separated by HILIC on Primesep N HILIC HPLC column. Both compounds are very hydrophilic. Citric acid and phosphate ions are well separated with excellent peak shape. Method can be used for quantitation of citrate and phosphate in various formulations. Because of the lack of UV activity, separation can be monitored by LC/MS, ELSD or Corona CAD. Method can be used for other hydrophilic organic and inorganic acids.

Application Analytes:

Phosphate
Citric Acid

Application Detection:

ELSD/MS Detection

HPLC Analysis of Basic Drugs and Acidic Counter-Ions by Mixed-Mode Chromatography



Majority of the drugs in pharmaceutical industries are administered in a salt form. The presence of two counter-ions very often requires two methods. The nature of these counterparts in drugs can be: inorganic cation and organic acid, inorganic anion and organic base, and organic cation and organic anion. Based on the property of molecules the stoichiometry can be different also. The task of simultaneous quantitation of counter-ions can be achieved by using mixed-mode columns. The general approach for analysis is based on properties of corresponding counter-ions. Hydrophobic basic drugs, like dextromethorphan, verapamil, trimipramine, and corresponding acidic counter-ions (chloride, chlorate, bromide, bromate, perchlorate, maleate, fumarate,tartrate, succinate, phosphate, citrate, benzosulfonate, toleuensulfonate) can be separated and quantitated in the same run on reversed-phase anion-exchange column. Basic hydrophobic drugs are retained by reversed-phase mechanism, and counter-ion are retained by reversed-phase and anion-exchange mechanism. Some polar counter-ions are retained only by anion-exchange mechanism. Retention time and selectivity of HPLC separation of drugs and counter-ions can be achieved by changing amount of acetonitrile and amount of ions in the mobile phase. Detection technique depends on the properties of counter-ions. In case of low or no UV activity, ELSD can be employed if counter-ion forms non-volatile salt wit mobile phase additive (ammonium formate). This HPLC method can be used for simultaneous quantitation of other basic drugs and counter-ions. Presence of two mechanisms of retention allows to control retention times of drug and counter-ion independently, and even change order of elution when necessary.

Application Analytes:

Citric Acid
Bromide
Chloride
Chlorate
Perchlorate
Maleic Acid
Fumaric Acid
Tartaric Acid
Succinic Acid
Phosphoric Acid
Dextromethorphan
Verapamil
Pyrilamine
Benzenesulfonic Acid
p-Toluenesulfonic Acid (PTSA)

Application Detection:

UV Detection
ELSD/MS Detection

Separation of Barium Cation in the Presence of Citric Acid, Sucrose and Tween 80

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Barium ion and citric acid are analyzed in the presence of sucrose and Tween 80 on Obelisc N HILIC mixed-mode column. Both compounds are retained in ion-exchange mode and HILIC is not employed with this method. Obelisc N HPLC column has basic and acidic ion-exchange groups separated by long hydrophilic chain. Presence of that long chain allows both cation- and anion-exchange mechanisms to exist simultaneously. Obelisc N column can be used for analysis of cation and anions in HILIC/ion-exchange mode and in ion-exchange mode. Analytes can be monitored by ELSD/CAD and LC/MS.



Application Analytes:

Citric Acid
Sucrose
Tween 80

Application Detection:


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