Pholcodine is an opiate derivative drug which is widely used in pediatric medicine. In this study, a chemiluminescence (CL) method is described that determines pholcodine in human plasma and syrup samples. This method is based on the fact that pholcodine can greatly enhance the weak CL emission of reaction between tris(1,10 phenanthroline)ruthenium(II), Ru(phen) , and acidic Ce(IV). The CL mechanism is described in detail using UV-vis light, fluorescence and CL spectra. Effects of chemical variables were investigated and under optimum conditions, CL intensity was proportional to the pholcodine concentration over the range 4.0 × 10 to 8.0 × 10 mol L . The limit of detection (LOD) (S/N = 3) was 2.5 × 10 mol L . Percent of relative standard deviations (%RSD) for 3.0 × 10 and 3.0 × 10 mol L of pholcodine was 2.9 and 4.0%, respectively. Effects of common ingredients were investigated and the method was applied successfully to the determination of pholcodine in syrup samples and human plasma.
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