Abstract
A sample of 0.104 M nicardipine in methanol was photoirradiated with a Philips 400 W UV lamp for 3 h in a photochemical chamber. A total of four major photoproducts were found from the HPLC chromatogram. The same sample was used for taking LC-MS, while eight major photoproducts were observed and the structures elucidated by analyzing the CID patterns of their respective mass spectra. A reaction scheme of nicardipine is proposed that the photochemical reactions occur mainly via oxidation of 1,4-dihydropyridine moiety, following the stepwise photo-reduction of the m-nitro group and demethylation of the ester group at 5-position of the pyridine ring.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1008-1012 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biomedical Chromatography |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2008 |
Keywords
- HPLC
- LC-MS
- Nicardipine
- Photoproducts
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Drug Discovery
- Analytical Chemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Pharmacology