A: Infrared Absorption 197K.

B: The retention time of the major peak in the chromatogram of the Assay preparation corresponds to that of the Standard preparation, both relative to the internal standard, as obtained in the Assay.

(Official January 1, 2007)

Mobile phase— Prepare a suitable, degassed solution of water and acetonitrile (70:30).

Internal standard solution— Dissolve about 185 mg of ethylparaben in 250 mL of alcohol in a 1000-mL volumetric flask, dilute with water to volume, and mix.

Standard preparation— Transfer an accurately weighed quantity of USP Cyclophosphamide RS, equivalent to about 25 mg of anhydrous cyclophosphamide, to a 50-mL volumetric flask, add about 25 mL of water, and shake to dissolve the USP Reference Standard. Add 5.0 mL of Internal standard solution, dilute with water to volume, and mix to obtain a Standard preparation having a known concentration of about 0.5 mg of anhydrous cyclophosphamide per mL.

Assay preparation— Transfer an accurately weighed quantity of Cyclophosphamide, equivalent to about 200 mg of anhydrous cyclophosphamide, to a 200-mL volumetric flask, add about 50 mL of water, shake for about 5 minutes, dilute with water to volume, and mix. Pipet 25 mL of this solution and 5 mL of Internal standard solution into a 50-mL volumetric flask, dilute with water to volume, and mix.

Chromatographic system (see Chromatography 621)—The liquid chromatograph is equipped with a 195-nm detector and a 3.9-mm × 30-cm column that contains packing L1. The flow rate is about 1.5 mL per minute. Chromatograph six replicate injections of the Standard preparation, and record the peak responses as directed for Procedure: the relative standard deviation is not more than 2%, and the resolution factor between cyclophosphamide and ethylparaben is not less than 2.

Procedure— Separately inject equal volumes (about 25 µL) of the Standard preparation and the Assay preparation into the chromatograph, record the chromatograms, and measure the responses for the major peaks. The relative retention times are about 0.7 for cyclophosphamide and 1.0 for ethylparaben. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of C7H15Cl2N2O2P in the Cyclophosphamide taken by the formula: in which C is the concentration, in mg per mL, of anhydrous cyclophosphamide in the Standard preparation, as determined from the concentration of USP Cyclophosphamide RS corrected for moisture content by a titrimetric water determination; and RU and RS are the ratios of the peak responses of cyclophosphamide to those of ethylparaben in the Assay preparation and the Standard preparation, respectively.