Process Research & Scale-Up

SynSmart brings deep expertise in developing and scaling up chemical processes, with established capabilities across a broad portfolio of reaction chemistries — from classical transformations to high-pressure and high-temperature reactions.
Process development laboratory equipment
High-Pressure & High-Temperature Capabilities
About the Service

Robust process development for reliable scale-up

Our expertise in developing and scaling up processes encompasses a wide range of chemical transformations and reaction chemistries.

From classical transformations to specialized chemistry, SynSmart supports your process from development through scale-up with established reaction capabilities.

  • Expertise in developing and scaling up processes
  • Broad portfolio of classical & specialized reactions
  • High-pressure & high-temperature capabilities
Core Capabilities

Core Process Capabilities

Established capabilities across process development, scale-up and specialized reaction chemistry.

Process Development

Developing robust chemical processes across a broad range of established transformations.

Scale-Up

Scaling up developed processes using established reaction capabilities.

Broad Reaction Portfolio

Established capabilities across 20 reaction classes, from classical to specialized.

High-Pressure & High-Temperature Chemistry

Hydrogenation up to 15 bar and thermal reactions up to 200 °C.

Reaction Expertise

A broad portfolio of classical and specialized reaction chemistries, developed and scaled with precision.

Grignard Reactions

Organomagnesium (R–MgX) reagent chemistry, carried out under strict anhydrous conditions.

Reduction

Selective reductions using NaBH₄ and LiAlH₄.

Friedel–Crafts Reaction

Electrophilic aromatic alkylation and acylation using AlCl₃ or FeCl₃.

Chlorination

Chlorination using SOCl₂, POCl₃, HCl, and Cl₂.

Bromination

Bromination using bromine or HBr in acetic acid.

High-Pressure Hydrogenation

Pd/C, Pt/C, and Raney Ni at pressures up to 15 bar.

High-Temperature Reactions

Thermal reaction capabilities at temperatures up to 200 °C.

Nitration

Nitration using HNO₃ and H₂SO₄ mixed-acid systems.

Sulfonation

Sulfonation using SO₃H and oleum.

Chiral Resolutions

Established resolution chemistry for chiral compounds.

Alkylation & Acylation

Chain and acyl-group installation using R–X and R–COCl reagents.

N-BuLi, sec-BuLi & Dimethyl Zinc

Organolithium and organozinc transformations under inert, low-temperature conditions.

Amination

Amination using ammonia and primary or secondary amines.

Condensation

Aldol and Claisen-type condensation chemistry.

Oxidation

Selective, controlled oxidation reactions.

Suzuki & Heck Coupling

Established Pd-catalyzed coupling capabilities for complex synthesis.

Diazotization

Low-temperature diazotization using NaNO₂ at 0–5 °C.

Azidation

Controlled azidation chemistry using NaN₃.

Reductive & Chiral Aminations

Specialized amination methodologies, including reductive and chiral approaches.

Cyanation

Cyanation using NaCN, KCN, and CuCN.

Support Across the Reaction Spectrum

1

Classical Transformations

Grignard, Friedel–Crafts, nitration, sulfonation, and more.

2

Reduction & Hydrogenation

NaBH₄ / LiAlH₄ reduction and hydrogenation chemistry.

3

Coupling & Organometallic

Suzuki & Heck coupling, N-BuLi, sec-BuLi, dimethyl zinc.

4

Specialized Chemistry

Chiral resolutions, azidation, cyanation, and diazotization.

Our reaction expertise supports process development and scale-up across the entire reaction spectrum — from classical transformations to specialized chemistry.

Specialized Chemistry Capabilities

High-Pressure Hydrogenation

Pd/C, Pt/C, and Raney Ni at pressures up to 15 bar.

High-Temperature Reactions

Thermal reaction capabilities at temperatures up to 200 °C.

Chiral Resolutions

Established resolution chemistry for chiral compounds.

Organolithium & Organozinc Chemistry

N-BuLi, sec-BuLi, and dimethyl zinc transformations.

Suzuki & Heck Coupling

Established coupling capabilities for complex synthesis.

Reductive & Chiral Aminations

Specialized amination methodologies, including reductive and chiral approaches.

Why SynSmart?
Process development & scale-up expertise
20 established reaction capabilities
High-pressure hydrogenation up to 15 bar
High-temperature reactions up to 200 °C

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