Determination of hydralazine in tablets by gas chromatography

A description is given of a gas chromatographic method for the determination of hydralizine in various tablet formulations based on the quantitative reaction of hydralazine with 2,4-pentanedione to yield 1-(3,5-dimethylpyrazole)phthalazine. The stable hydralazine derivative formed is extracted from aqueous solution and chromatographed resulting in a precise and specific determination of hydralazine which correlates well with the U.S.P. XIX titrimetric procedure.