TLC densitometric method HPLC method
Parameters Acidic degradation Alkaline degradation Parameters Acidic degradation Alkaline degradation
Capacity factor [K'] 2.211 2.015 Capacity factor [K'] 4.567 4.411
Selectivity factor [α] 2.388 1.301 Selectivity factor [α] 1.377 1.215
Resolution [R] 4.714 1.667 Resolution [R] 3.833 1.898
      Theoretical plates [N] 3110.29 2924.65
      Tailing factor [t] 1.25 1.25
      Peak purity 0.996 0.997
Table 3: System Suitability results of TLC densitometric and HPLC methods.