Design of experiments in optimization and validation of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography method for determination of amlodipine besylate and its impurities

Abstract

Abstract A new and rapid hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the quantitative analysis of amlodipine besylate and its specific impurities (D, E, and F). For development of this method, a systematic approach which includes Design of Experiments methodology was applied. For the method optimization, Box–Behnken design and specific way Derringer's desirability function were applied. They provided identification of the optimal chromatographic conditions on the basis of obtained mathematical models and graphical procedures (three D graphs). The optimal chromatographic conditions were the analytical column ZORBAX NH2 (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 µm particle size); mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-water phase (50 mM ammonium acetate, pH adjusted to 4.0 with glacial acetic acid) (90.5:9.5 v/v); column temperature 30 °C, mobile phase flow rate 1 mL min−1, wavelength of detection 230 nm. As other validation parameters were also found to be suitable, the possibility to apply the proposed method for the determination of amlodipine besylate and its impurities in any laboratory under different circumstances has been proven.