The reduction of clotrimazole at a mercury electrode, in phosphate buffer,
pH>6, involves a reversible one-electron process. The electrochemical proce
ss presents a large contribution from adsorption effects. For the different
ial pulse polarographic determination the addition of Triton X-100 is recom
mended. Clotrimazole can be determined by cathodic stripping voltammetry at
50 ng mL(-1) level when pre-accumulated for 3 min at an accumulation poten
tial of -0.20 V. The proposed method is applied successfully for the determ
ination of clotrimazole in a commercial formulation.