Synthesis and identification of pilocarpic acid diesters, prodrugs of pilocarpine

J Pharm Biomed Anal. 1991;9(6):457-64. doi: 10.1016/0731-7085(91)80247-7.

Abstract

A series of new pilocarpic acid diesters were synthesized to obtain prodrugs for pilocarpine with varying physico-chemical properties. Thermospray liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (TSP-LC-MS), liquid chromatography with UV-detection (LC-UV) and NMR-spectroscopy were used for the identification of the synthetic products and for evaluation of their purity including typical impurities (pilocarpic acid monoester, pilocarpine). TSP-LC-MS-analysis was performed in the reversed-phase mode using acetonitrile (60%)-0.2 M ammonium acetate (40%) as mobile phase. In LC-UV-analysis chromatographic separation was carried out on a reversed-phase column and the mobile phase consisted of methanol (71%) and 0.02 M potassium dihydrogen phosphate, pH 4.5 (29%). Electron ionization-mass spectrometry (EI-MS) was used for elucidation of structures. Elemental compositions of the substances were verified with high resolution-mass spectrometry (HR-MS). The complete establishment of structures presented was based on 1H-, and COSY-NMR-spectroscopy joined to TSP-LC-MS-analysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Esters / chemical synthesis
  • Esters / isolation & purification
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Pilocarpine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Pilocarpine / chemistry
  • Prodrugs / chemical synthesis*
  • Prodrugs / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Esters
  • Prodrugs
  • Pilocarpine
  • pilocarpic acid