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Table 3 Assay results for the determination of benzophenone in synthetic mixtures

From: Derivative spectrophotometric analysis of benzophenone (as an impurity) in phenytoin

Prepared

Ratio

Amount taken (μg/mL)

% Founda

 

Benzophenone

Phenytoin

Proposed method

Comparison method(13)

   

1D

3D

1DD

 

0.5%

1.0

200.0

101.63

100.69

099.12

099.60

 

2.0

400.0

100.94

102.06

098.69

100.98

 

3.0

600.0

099.83

099.94

099.72

098.98

x ¯ ± S.D.

  

100.08 ± 0.90

100.90 ± 1.07

099.18 ± 0.52

099.85 ± 1.02

T

  

1.20

1.22

1.02

 

F

  

1.27

1.10

3.92

 

0.1%

1.0

1000.0

099.69

098.56

100.20

099.60

 

2.0

2000.0

101.06

099.97

101.09

100.98

 

3.0

3000.0

098.91

100.09

099.93

098.98

x ¯ ± S.D.

  

099.89 ± 1.08

099.54 ± 0.85

100.41 ± 0.61

099.85 ± 1.02

t

  

0.04

0.41

0.81

 

F

  

1.13

1.44

2.84

 
  1. a The average of three determinations.
  2. N.B. Tabulated t-value at P = 0.05 is 2.78, tabulated F-value at P = 0.05 is 19.00