Research Article

Liquid Chromatography Study on Atenolol- 𝜷 -Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex

Table 2

Effect of pH on different columns and apparent formation constants of atenolol. Mobile phase: 50 mM NaH2PO4, pH—6.8: methanol (92 : 8, v/v). Wavelength: 226 nm. Flow rate: 1.0 mL/min. Temperature: 25°C.

Analytical columnRetention time, minRetention factor, 𝑘 Apparent formation constant, 𝐾 (M−1)
0 mM β-CD10 mM β-CD0 mM β-CD10 mM β-CD

pH 3.0

aKromasil, C48.46.33.332.2349.33
bKromasil, NH23.23.10.140.0955.56
cYMC-CN5.04.80.560.5012.00
dYMC ODS-AQ C1812.86.56.072.59134.36

pH 4.0

aKromasil, C49.26.73.722.4452.46
bKromasil, NH23.73.30.320.1877.78
cYMC-CN6.15.60.910.7521.33
dYMC ODS-AQ C1814.67.17.062.92141.78

pH 5.0

aKromasil, C411.67.55.182.8573.68
bKromasil, NH24.93.90.750.3992.31
cYMC-CN8.46.91.631.1640.52
dYMC ODS-AQ C1817.87.88.833.31166.77

pH 6.8

aKromasil, C413.58.45.923.3278.31
bKromasil, NH25.84.31.070.5298.15
cYMC-CN10.68.02.311.5152.98
dYMC ODS-AQ C1822.89.311.624.16179.47

Dead time of the columns: a1.94 min, b2.80 min, c3.20 min, d1.81 min.
All measurements were done in triplicate.