Determination of Benzocaine in Pharmaceutical Formulations by Indirect SERRS Assay Combined with Azo Coupling.

ABSTRACT: Coupled with an azo coupling reaction, a simple, rapid, sensitive, and effective surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS) detection method for benzocaine was developed. In our study, benzocaine which is used clinically as a local anesthetic was derived with p-aminothiophenol into a corresponding azo product within 5 min, resulting in a strong SERRS response with the simple addition of Ag NPs excited with a 532 nm laser. The linear correlation between SERRS intensity of dominant bands and logarithm of benzocaine concentration was investigated for quantitative determination. The method reached a limit of detection (LOD) down to 0.139 and 0.0788 μg/mL calculated with two peak intensity ratios (I₁₅₆₈/I₂₂₆₀ and I₁₃₃₁

SUBMITTER: Zhao CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9321682 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature