Research Article
A Charge Transfer Determination of Paracetamol with Picric Acid
Nwanisobi Gloria*
Department of Chemical Engineering, Madonna University (Akpugo Campus) Enugu State, Nigeria
Nwanisobi Gloria, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Madonna University (Akpugo Campus) Enugu State, Nigeria.
Received Date:September 13, 2018; Published Date: October 03, 2018
Abstract
A cost effective and sensitive spectrophotometric method has been developed for the assay of paracetamol in pure and commercial forms. The method employed was charge transfer complexation. Paracetamol formed a 1:2 stoichiometric ratio with picric acid. The complex was quantified at 500nm. Beer –Lambert’s law was obeyed within a concentration range of 5-10ug/ml with molar absorptivity of 2.6 x104Lmol-1cm-1. The method was used for the determination paracetamol in pure and commercial forms with percentage mean recovery of 95%.
Keywords: Paracetamol; Picric acid; Charge transfer complex
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Nwanisobi G. A Charge Transfer Determination of Paracetamol with Picric Acid. 1(2): 2018. APPR.MS.ID.000507.