DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ZOPICLONE IN WHOLE-BLOOD

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BONIFACE, PJ
MARTIN, IC
NOLAN, SL
TAN, ST
机构
[1] Institute of Environmental Health and Forensic Sciences, Auckland
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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY-BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS | 1992年 / 584卷 / 02期
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10.1016/0378-4347(92)80576-C
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O65 [分析化学];
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070302 ; 081704 ;
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Mass spectrometry in both electron-impact and positive chemical ionisation modes has been used to elucidate the structures of the decomposition products of zopiclone after gas chromatography. A high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the determination of zopiclone in whole blood. After selective extraction (butyl chloride) the extracts are chromatographed on Spherisorb ODS-5 (5 mum) using dibasic ammonium phosphate-acetonitrile (40:60). The zopiclone is measured by ultraviolet detection with a limit of quantitation of 4 ng/ml. This method has been successfully applied to the determination of zopiclone in post-mortem blood. Zopiclone levels found in five post-mortem cases are presented.
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