Research Article

Simultaneous Determination of 15 Sulfonate Ester Impurities in Phentolamine Mesylate, Amlodipine Besylate, and Tosufloxacin Tosylate by LC-APCI-MS/MS

Table 3

LOD, LOQ, linear range, and regression equations for the 15 sulfonate analytes.

AnalyteLOD (ng/mL)LOQ (ng/mL)Linear range (ng/mL)Regression equation with correlation coefficient (r)

Methyl methanesulfonate101515–150y = 1083.9x + 11041 (r = 0.9987)
Ethyl methanesulfonate101515–150y = 811.42x + 3743.2 (r = 0.9991)
Propyl methanesulfonate154040–200y = 279.07x + 4104.8 (r = 0.9958)
Isopropyl methanesulfonate101515–150y = 646.27x + 5004.1 (r = 0.9976)
Butyl methanesulfonate101212–150y = 1330.4x + 2849.7 (r = 0.9985)
Methyl benzenesulfonate122–400y = 2067.7x − 208.46 (r = 0.9996)
Ethyl benzenesulfonate122–400y = 1414.6x − 203.62 (r = 0.9997)
Propyl benzenesulfonate255–400y = 865.35x + 547.21 (r = 0.9998)
Isopropyl benzenesulfonate1.533–400y = 1367.5x + 454.06 (r = 0.9998)
Butyl benzenesulfonate11.51.5–400y = 2849.6x − 706.01 (r = 0.9997)
Methyl p-toluenesulfonate0.51.51.5–100y = 1719.3x + 505.87 (r = 0.9995)
Ethyl p-toluenesulfonate122–100y = 881.38x − 234.18 (r = 0.9999)
Propyl p-toluenesulfonate122–100y = 546.8x + 219.39 (r = 0.9995)
Isopropyl p-toluenesulfonate122–100y = 1144x − 467.86 (r = 0.9995)
Butyl p-toluenesulfonate0.51.51.5–100y = 1646.6x + 74.082 (r = 0.9998)