Tolnaftate
(tol naf' tate).
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307.41Carbamothioic acid, methyl(3-methylphenyl)-, O-2-naphthalenyl ester.
O-2-Naphthyl m,N-dimethylthiocarbanilate
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Packaging and storage—
Preserve in tight containers.
USP Reference standards 
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USP Tolnaftate RS 
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Identification—
B:
The UV absorption spectrum of the solution employed for measurement of absorbance in the Assay exhibits maxima and minima at the same wavelengths as that of a similar solution of USP Tolnaftate RS, concomitantly measured.
C:
Prepare a test solution by dissolving 10 mg in 10 mL of alcohol. Apply 10 µL of this test solution and 10 µL of a Standard solution of USP Tolnaftate RS in alcohol having a concentration of 1.0 mg per mL to a thin-layer chromatographic plate (see Chromatography 621) coated with a 0.25-mm layer of chromatographic silica gel mixture. Allow the spots to dry, and develop the chromatogram, using toluene as the solvent system, until the solvent front has moved about three-fourths of the length of the plate. Remove the plate from the developing chamber, allow the solvent to evaporate, and view under short-wavelength UV light: the RF value of the principal spot obtained from the test solution corresponds to that obtained from the Standard solution.
621) coated with a 0.25-mm layer of chromatographic silica gel mixture. Allow the spots to dry, and develop the chromatogram, using toluene as the solvent system, until the solvent front has moved about three-fourths of the length of the plate. Remove the plate from the developing chamber, allow the solvent to evaporate, and view under short-wavelength UV light: the RF value of the principal spot obtained from the test solution corresponds to that obtained from the Standard solution.
Melting range 741:
between 110
and 113.
741:
between 110 and 113.
Loss on drying 731—
Dry it in vacuum at 65 for 3 hours: it loses not more than 0.5% of its weight.
731—
Dry it in vacuum at 65 for 3 hours: it loses not more than 0.5% of its weight.
Residue on ignition 281:
not more than 0.1%.
281:
not more than 0.1%.
Heavy metals, Method II 231:
0.002%.
231:
0.002%.
Assay—
Dissolve about 50 mg of Tolnaftate, accurately weighed, in methanol, and dilute the solution quantitatively and stepwise with methanol to obtain a concentration of about 10 µg per mL. Dissolve an accurately weighed quantity of USP Tolnaftate RS in methanol, and dilute quantitatively and stepwise with methanol to obtain a Standard solution having a known concentration of about 10 µg per mL. Concomitantly determine the absorbances of both solutions in 1-cm cells at the wavelength of maximum absorbance at about 258 nm, with a suitable spectrophotometer, using methanol as the blank. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of C19H17NOS in the portion of Tolnaftate taken by the formula:
5C(AU / AS)
in which C is the concentration, in µg per mL, of USP Tolnaftate RS in the Standard solution, and AU and AS are the absorbances of the solution of Tolnaftate and the Standard solution, respectively.
Auxiliary Information—
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| Topic/Question | Contact | Expert Committee |
|---|---|---|
| Monograph | Leonel M. Santos, Ph.D.
Senior Scientific Liaison 1-301-816-8168 |
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| Reference Standards | RS Technical Services 1-301-816-8129 rstech@usp.org |
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