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Analysis of Complex Molecules and Their Reactions on Surfaces by Means of Cluster-Induced Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Published on: March 1, 2020
Structure elucidation of thermal degradation products of amlodipine
A Siva Lakshmi Devi1, Y Srinivasa Rao, M Satish
1Analytical Research and Development, Matrix Laboratories Ltd., Jeedimetla, Hyderabad, India-500055, India. sivalakshmi@matrixlabsindia.com
Abstract:
Thermal degradation of amlodipine base causes intramolecular reactions affording three cyclic products, referred to as AMLDEG-I, AMLDEG-II, and AMLDEG-III, respectively. AMLDEG-I is a cyclized product formed by intramolecular elimination of ammonia from amlodipine. AMLDEG-II is a positional isomer of AMLDEG-I. AMLDEG-III is also intramolecular cyclisation product. The three degradation products were isolated by column chromatography and characterized by FT-IR and 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy data. The AMLDEG-III was crystallized and its structure was solved by single crystal X-ray diffraction (SXRD).
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