Spectrophotometric and electrical studies of charge-transfer complexes of sodium flucloxacillin with pi-acceptors

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2006 Nov;65(3-4):732-41. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2005.12.027. Epub 2006 Mar 9.

Abstract

The present study is interested to develop a simple, rapid and accurate spectrophotometric method for determination of sodium flucloxacillin (fluc) in pure form and pharmaceutical formulations. The charge-transfer (CT) interactions between sodium flucloxacillin as electron donor and chloranilic acid (CLA), dichloroquinone 4-chloroimide (DCQ), 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ) and 7,7,8,8 tetracyano-p-quinodimethane (TCNQ), as pi-electron acceptors have been investigated spectrophotometrically. Different variables affecting the reaction were studied and optimized. Under the optimum conditions, linear relationships with good correlation coefficients (0.9979-0.9995) were found between the absorbance and the concentration of the drug in the range 16-880 microg ml(-1). The proposed methods were applied successfully to the determination of the examined drug either in pure or pharmaceutical dosage forms with good accuracy and precision. The formation of the CT-complexes and the sites of interaction were confirmed by elemental analysis CHN, UV-vis, IR, (1)H NMR and mass spectra techniques. Based on Job's method of continuous variation plots, the obtained results indicate the formation of 1:1 charge-transfer complexes with the general formula [(fluc)(acceptor)]. Statistical analysis of the obtained results showed no significant difference between the proposed method and official method.

MeSH terms

  • Absorption
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / analysis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
  • Floxacillin / analysis*
  • Floxacillin / chemistry
  • Quinones / chemistry
  • Spectrophotometry / methods*
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Quinones
  • Floxacillin