Research Article

Validation of a UV Spectrometric Method for the Assay of Tolfenamic Acid in Organic Solvents

Table 1

List of solvents used for the validation of TA assay in the order of decreasing polarity.

S. numberName Purity (%)SupplierDielectric constant

()Acetonitrile99.9%VWR36.64
()Methanol99.8%Merck33.00
()Ethanol99.8%BDH25.30
()Acetone99.0%Merck21.01
()1-Propanol99.5%Merck20.80
()1-Butanol>99.0%Merck17.84
()1-Hexanol98.0%Scharlau13.03
()Benzyl alcohol>99.0%Scharlau11.92
()1-Octanol99.5%Merck10.30
()Dichloromethane99.8%Lab-Scan 8.93
()Ethyl acetate99.0%Merck 6.08
()Chloroform99.5%Merck 4.81
()Toluene99.5%Tedia 2.38

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