Neste trabalho descreve-se a titulação condutométrica do cloridrato de propranolol em formulações farmacêuticas usando nitrato de prata como titulante. O método é baseado na formação de um sal insolúvel (AgCl(s)) entre o cloreto da molécula do cloridrato de propranolol e os íons Ag(I) do titulante AgNO3. O efeito das concentrações PROP-AgNO3 e o intervalo de tempo entre adições sucessivas de titulante no formato da curva de titulação foram estudados. Recuperações para quatro amostras variaram de 96,8 a 105%. O método proposto foi aplicado na determinação do cloridrato de propranolol em diversas formulações farmacêuticas, com resultados concordantes com àqueles obtidos empregando-se o método oficial espectrofotométrico, a um nível de confiança de 95 %.

In this paper the conductometric titration of propranolol hydrochloride in pharmaceutical formulations using silver nitrate as titrant is proposed. The method was based on the formation of an insoluble salt (AgCl(s)) between the chloride of propranolol hydrochloride molecule and Ag(I) ions of the titrant AgNO3. The effect of the PROP-AgNO3 concentrations and the interval of time between the successive additions of the titrant on the shape of the titration curve were studied. The obtained recoveries for four samples ranged from 96.8 to 105%. The proposed method was successfully applied in the determination of propranolol hydrochloride in several pharmaceutical formulations, with results in close agreement at a 95 % confidence level with those obtained using official spectrophotometric method.

In potentiometric titrations of metal cations with EDTA the Hg/HgY2- system is usually used to detect the end point. However, the use of mercury has been discouraged in analytical procedures due to its toxicity. In this work the Cu/CuY2- system was used as indicator electrode for potentiometric titrations of some metal cations with EDTA. The solutions of Cu2+, Cd2+, Mn2+, Co2+ and Zn2+ were titrated with Na2EDTA solution in the presence of a small concentration of the CuY2- complex using a copper wire as indicator electrode. The potentiometric titrations with the Cu/CuY2- system showed good correlation when compared with an Hg/HgY2- system.