Chromatographic determination of dissociation constants of pramipexole and its impurities

The main goal in this investigation was monocratic HPLC determination of dissociation constant values (pK(a)) of pramipexole and its impurities, BI-II 546 CL, BI-II 751 xx and 2-aminobenzothiazole. The chromatographic method is advantageous as a small amount of substance is needed and the degree of substance purity is less important. Analysis was carried out using stationary phases stable in a wide pH range. Triethylamonium phosphoric buffer was selected as appropriate pH controlling solution because it can cover a wide pH range. Detection was done on two different wavelengths, 262 nm for pramipexole, BI-II 751 xx and 2-aminobenzothiazole and at 326 nm for BI-II 546 CL. The constants were calculated from the typical sigmoidal curves of analyte obtained as retention factor versus the pH of the mobile phase