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Amino Methacrylate Copolymer
(a mee' noe meth ak' ri late koe pol' i mer).
» Amino Methacrylate Copolymer is a polymerized copolymer of (2-dimethylaminoethyl) methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, and methyl methacrylate. It contains not less than 20.8 percent and not more than 25.5 percent of dimethylaminoethyl groups (C4H10N), calculated on the dried basis.
Packaging and storage
Preserve in tight containers, and store at a temperature below 30
USP Reference standards
USP Amino Methacrylate Copolymer RS
Color of solution
The absorbance of the Test solution prepared in the test under Viscosity, determined in a 1-cm cell at 420 nm in a suitable spectrophotometer, is not greater than 0.300. Use water as the blank.
Identification
B:
Pour 1 mL of the Test solution prepared in the test under Viscosity onto a glass plate and allow the solvent to evaporate: a clear, colorless film results.
Viscosity
Test solution
Dissolve 12.5 g in a mixture of 35.0 g of acetone and 52.5 g of isopropyl alcohol. [noteReserve a portion of this solution for the Color of solution test. ]
Procedure
Equip a suitable rotational viscometer with an adapter comprising a cylindrical spindle rotating within an accurately machined chamber (or tube).1 Pipet the Test solution in the specified volume, which is recommended by the instrument manufacturer, into the chamber (or tube), and ensure that the temperature of the test specimen is at 20 ± 0.1
Loss on drying
Residue on ignition
Limit of monomers
test 1: limit of butyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate
pH 2.0 Phosphate buffer (0.0625 M)
Prepare an aqueous solution containing 8.9 g of anhydrous dibasic sodium phosphate and 8.5 g of monobasic potassium phosphate per L. Adjust with phosphoric acid to a pH of 2.0.
Mobile phase
Prepare a mixture of methanol and pH 2.0 Phosphate buffer (0.0625 M) (55:45).
Standard solution
Dissolve about 20 mg of butyl methacrylate, and about 10 mg of methyl methacrylate, accurately weighed, in 3 mL of n-butanol. Dilute to 10 mL with a solvent mixture of pH 2.0 Phosphate buffer (0.0625 M) and acetonitrile (60:40). Dilute 1.0 mL of this solution to 250.0 mL with the same solvent mixture, and mix. This solution contains about 8 µg per mL of butyl methylcrylate and 4 µg per mL of methyl methacrylate.
Test solution
Dissolve about 1.0 g of Amino Methacrylate Copolymer, accurately weighed, in a solvent mixture of pH 2.0 Phosphate buffer (0.0625M) and acetonitrile (60:40), dilute with the same solvent mixture to 50.0 mL, and mix.
Chromatographic system (see Chromatography
Procedure
Separately inject equal volumes (about 50 µL) of the Standard solution and the Test solution into the chromatograph, record the chromatograms, and measure the responses for the major peaks. Calculate the percentage of each monomer in the portion of Amino Methacrylate Copolymer taken by the formula:
100(10
in which 10
test 2: limit of 2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate
Monobasic potassium phosphate solution (0.025 M)
Prepare an aqueous solution containing 3.4 g of monobasic potassium phosphate per L.
Mobile phase
Prepare a mixture of tetrahydrofuran and Monobasic potassium phosphate solution (0.025 M) (75:25).
Standard solution
Prepare a solution in tetrahydrofuran having a concentration of about 200 µg per mL of (2-dimethylaminoethyl) methacrylate. Dilute 2.0 mL of the solution to 50.0 mL with tetrahydrofuran, and mix. This solution contains about 8 µg per mL of (2-dimethylaminoethyl) methacrylate.
Test solution
Dissolve about 1.0 g of Amino Methacrylate Copolymer, accurately weighed, in tetrahydrofuran, dilute with tetrahydrofuran to 50.0 mL, and mix.
Chromatographic system (see Chromatography
Procedure
Separately inject equal volumes (about 50 µL) of the Standard solution and the Test solution into the chromatograph, record the chromatograms, and measure the response for the major peak. Calculate the percentage of (2-dimethylaminoethyl) methacrylate in the portion of Amino Methacrylate Copolymer taken by the formula:
100(10
in which 10
Assay
Dissolve 0.20 g in a mixture of 4 mL of water and 96 mL of glacial acetic acid, and mix. Titrate with 0.1 N perchloric acid VS, determining the endpoint potentiometrically (see Titrimetry
1
A commercial device is available from Brookfield as an ultra-low (UL) viscosity adapter. The adapter comprises a 0.4-cm diameter shaft, an accurately machined chamber (or tube) with an internal diameter of 2.8 cm and a depth of 13.5 cm, and a cylindrical spindle 2.5 cm in diameter and 9.1 cm in height.
2
For the Brookfield UL adapter, the cylindrical spindle rotates at 30 rpm, which corresponds to a rate of shear of approximately 37 s-1.
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