Study-unit PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY I

Course name Chemistry and technology of drugs
Study-unit Code 65400306
Curriculum Comune a tutti i curricula
Lecturer Maura Marinozzi
Lecturers
  • Maura Marinozzi
Hours
  • 159 ore - Maura Marinozzi
CFU 6
Course Regulation Coorte 2020
Supplied 2022/23
Supplied other course regulation
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Discipline chimiche, farmaceutiche e tecnologiche
Sector CHIM/08
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Fundamentals of the quantitative analysis of drugs; Technique of volumetric analysis: Acidimetry and alkalimetry in aqueous and non-aqueous solvent, complexometric titrations- Argentimetric titrations-Oxidation-reduction titrations-Potentiometric titrations-UVSpectrophotometry .
Reference texts A. GUARNIERI, Corso di Analisi dei Medicinali II, CLUEB Ed.,Bologna.

C. Porretta, Analisi Chimico-farmaceutica, CISU
Educational objectives It is expected that the student, at the end of the course, has learned the theoretical knowledge and was able to perform simple volumetric quantitative determinations accurately and precisely. It is also required that the student was able to use titrator, potentiometer and UV spectrophotometer.
Prerequisites For attending the class the student must have successfully passed the exam of General Chemistry+Inorganic Chemistry(CI)and must have attended the course of Drug Analysis. In order to sit for the exam, the student must have successfully passed the exam of Analytical Chemistry.
Teaching methods Lectures
Laboratory Activities
Learning verification modality The exam includes a written exam with 5 open questions to be carried out within a maximum of 1.5 hours.

The written test includes theoretical aspects and problem solving.
Extended program Fundamentals of the quantitative analysis of drugs; Technique of volumetric analysis: Acidimetry and alkalimetry in aqueous and non-aqueous solvent, complexometric titrations- Argentimetric titrations-Oxidation-reduction titrations-Potentiometric titrations-UVSpectrophotometry .Definition of quantitative pharmaceutical analysis. Classification: chemichal methods (gravimetrics and volumetrics) and instrumental methods.