Analytical study for the charge-transfer complexes of rosuvastatin calcium with π-acceptors

Molecules. 2013 Jul 3;18(7):7711-25. doi: 10.3390/molecules18077711.

Abstract

Studies were carried out to investigate the charge-transfer (CT) reaction of ROS-Ca, as a n-electron donor with various p-acceptors: tetracyanoethylene, p-chloranilic acid, 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone, 2,3,5,6-tetrabromo-1,4-benzoquinone, 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone, 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-quinodimethane, and 2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenone. Different colored CT complexes were obtained. The reaction mechanism and site of interaction were determined by ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometric techniques and computational molecular modeling. The formation of the colored complexes was utilized in the development of simple, rapid and accurate spectrophotometric methods for the determination of ROS-Ca. Under the optimum reaction conditions, linear relationships with good correlation coefficients (0.9984-0.9995) were found between the absorbances and the concentrations of ROS-Ca in the range of 2-200 mg mL⁻¹. The limits of detection ranged from 0.41 to 12.24 mg mL⁻¹. No interference could be observed from the additives commonly present in the tablets or from the drugs that are co-formulated with ROS-Ca in its combined formulations. The methods were successfully applied to the analysis of tablets with good accuracy and precision; the recovery percentages ranged from 99.54-100.46 ± 1.58-1.82%. The results were compared favorably with the reported method. The proposed methods are practical and valuable for routine application in quality control laboratories for determination of ROS-Ca in its bulk form and tablets.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anticholesteremic Agents / chemistry*
  • Anticholesteremic Agents / pharmacology
  • Atherosclerosis / drug therapy
  • Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
  • Cholesterol / biosynthesis
  • Fluorobenzenes / chemistry*
  • Fluorobenzenes / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Pyrimidines / chemistry*
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium
  • Spectrophotometry
  • Sulfonamides / chemistry*
  • Sulfonamides / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anticholesteremic Agents
  • Fluorobenzenes
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Pyrimidines
  • Sulfonamides
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium
  • Cholesterol