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Identification of Alprazolam and its degradation products using LC-MS-MS
Gonsalves, Alexandra Rocha,Pineiro, Marta,Martins, Jose Manuel,Barata, Pedro A.,Menezesc, Jose C.
experimental part, p. 128 - 141 (2010/08/07)
An efficient LC/MS/MS methodology for the analysis of Alprazolam API and Alprazolam tablets was developed. The analysis of the MS2 fragmentation profile, obtained from only one chromatographic assay, allows the identification of Alprazolam, its main degradation product, triazoaminoquinoleine (Imp G), the analysis of the MS3 spectra allows the identification of 5-chloro-[5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl]benzophenone (Imp C) and with SIM mode the 5-chloro-[2-(3-aminomethyl-5-methyl-1,2,4-triazol- 4-yl]benzophenone, opened-ring Alprazolam, proposed as precursor of triazoaminoquinoleine in basic and acid hydrolysis and only detected before by NMR analysis, was identified. With this method it is possible to study samples with only one chromatographic run, identifying unequivocally the impurities present, taking advantage of the MS-MS resource.