Determination of octanol-water partition coefficients by an HPLC method for anticonvulsant structure-activity studies.

Octanol-water partition coefficients have been measured and calculated for eight clinically relevant anticonvulsants. For some compounds, these are the first experimentally available log P values. For the remainder of the molecules, new values have been suggested. The utility of the micro shake-flask experimental method and the ALOGP calculational method in determining anticonvulsant log P values has been demonstrated.