Stability of [(N-morpholine)metylene]daunorubicin hydrochloride in solid state.

The influence of temperature and relative air humidity on the stability of the novel derivative of daunorubicin: [(N-morpholine)metylene]daunorubicin hydrochloride was investigated. The process of degradation was studied by using high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet (UV) detection. In dry air, the degradation of [(N-morpholine)metylene]daunorubicin hydrochloride was a first-order reaction depending on the substrate concentration, while at relative air humidity from 60.5 to 90.0% it was an autocatalytic reaction of the first order with respect to MMD concentration. The kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of degradation were calculated.