PMID:18054457

Citation	Beilin, E, Baker, LJ, Culbert, P and Toltl, NP (2008) Quantitation of acetol in common pharmaceutical excipients using LC-MS. J Pharm Biomed Anal 46:316-21
Abstract	A method for the quantification of acetol at mug/L levels in propylene glycol and glycerol, two common pharmaceutical excipients, was developed and validated. This simple yet highly specific method makes use of derivatization by O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) in aqueous solution at room temperature followed by analysis via LC-MS without sample pre-concentration, extraction, or cleanup. Kinetic studies indicated that the derivatization reaction was complete after 4.5h. Preliminary investigations demonstrate the applicability of this method to the separation and identification of other electrophilic impurities. This suggests the potential for a simple, quantitative assay at room temperature in aqueous solution for the determination of a variety of electrophilic impurities in pharmaceutical excipients, without the need for sample concentration or extraction.
Links	PubMed Online version:10.1016/j.jpba.2007.10.022
Keywords	Acetone/analogs & derivatives; Acetone/analysis; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods; Excipients/chemistry; Mass Spectrometry/methods; Pharmaceutical Preparations/chemistry; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
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