Research Article

Determination of the Lipophilicity of Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Ketoprofen, and Flurbiprofen with Thin-Layer Chromatography

Table 1

The chromatographic equations of the Rm = f(c) function for the analyzed compounds.

CompoundEquation

IsatinRm = −0.0214c + 0.8308
2,6-DichloroanilineRm = −0.0274c + 2.0028
p-NitrophenolRm = −0.0234c + 1.1115
3,4-DichloroanilineRm = −0.0258c + 1.8251
N-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-acetamideRm = −0.0230c + 1.5421
N-(2,6-Dichlorophenyl)-acetamideRm = −0.0230c + 1.0612
KetoprofenRm = −0.0306c + 1.8491
NaproxenRm = −0.0301c + 1.8623
IbuprofenRm = −0.0319c + 2.3091
FlurbiprofenRm = −0.0366c + 2.5076