Methdilazine Hydrochloride
(meth dil' a zeen hye'' droe klor' ide).
C18H20N2S·HCl
332.89
332.8910H-Phenothiazine, 10-[(1-methyl-3-pyrrolidinyl)methyl]-, monohydrochloride.
10-[(1-Methyl-3-pyrrolidinyl)methyl]phenothiazine monohydrochloride
[1229-35-2].» Methdilazine Hydrochloride contains not less than 97.0 percent and not more than 103.0 percent of C18H20N2S·HCl, calculated on the dried basis.
Packaging and storage—
Preserve in tight, light-resistant containers.
USP Reference standards 
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USP Methdilazine Hydrochloride RS 
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Identification—
B:
Ultraviolet Absorption 197U—
197U—
Solution:
5 µg per mL.
Medium:
water.
C:
A solution of it responds to the tests for Chloride 191.
191.
Melting range, Class I 741:
between 184
and 190.
741:
between 184 and 190.
pH 791:
between 4.8 and 6.0, in a solution (1 in 100).
791:
between 4.8 and 6.0, in a solution (1 in 100).
Loss on drying 731—
Dry it in vacuum at 65 for 16 hours: it loses not more than 1.0% of its weight.
731—
Dry it in vacuum at 65 for 16 hours: it loses not more than 1.0% of its weight.
Residue on ignition 281:
not more than 0.5%.
281:
not more than 0.5%.
Selenium 291—
The absorbance of the solution from the Test Solution, prepared with 100 mg of Methdilazine Hydrochloride and 100 mg of magnesium oxide, is not greater than one-half that from the Standard Solution (0.003%).
291—
The absorbance of the solution from the Test Solution, prepared with 100 mg of Methdilazine Hydrochloride and 100 mg of magnesium oxide, is not greater than one-half that from the Standard Solution (0.003%).
Heavy metals, Method II 231:
0.002%.
231:
0.002%.
Ordinary impurities 466—
466—
Test solution:
methanol.
Standard solution:
methanol.
Application volume:
10 µL.
Eluant:
a mixture of toluene, isopropyl alcohol, and ammonium hydroxide (70:29:1), in a nonequilibrated chamber.
Visualization:
5.
Assay—
Transfer about 100 mg of Methdilazine Hydrochloride, accurately weighed, to a 1000-mL volumetric flask, add water to volume, and mix. Transfer 5.0 mL of this solution to a 100-mL volumetric flask, dilute with water to volume, and mix. Concomitantly determine the absorbances of this solution and of a Standard solution of USP Methdilazine Hydrochloride RS in the same medium having a known concentration of about 5 µg per mL, in 1-cm cells at 252 and 275 nm, with a suitable spectrophotometer, using water as the blank. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of C18H20N2S·HCl in the portion of Methdilazine Hydrochloride taken by the formula:
20C(A252 
A275)U / (A252 A275)S
in which C is the concentration, in µg per mL, of USP Methdilazine Hydrochloride RS in the Standard solution; and the parenthetic expressions are the differences in the absorbances of the two solutions at the wavelengths indicated by the subscripts, for the solution of Methdilazine Hydrochloride (U) and the Standard solution (S), respectively.
A275)U / (A252 A275)S
Auxiliary Information—
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