Core Technologies
The extensive range of our technologies is one of BASF's most important benefits to you. With this wide range of technology options, we can quickly focus on our common goal -- to develop the most efficient, cost-effective process for your project.

Amination of Alcohols, Aldehydes and Ketones
Hydrogenation of Nitriles
Alkoxylation
Hydrogenation of Aromatic Amines

Imidazole Syntheses
Pyrrolidones from Butyrolactone
Synthesis of Morpholines, Piperazines, and Pyrrolidones

Enantiomeric Resolutions

Vinylation of Alcohols
Vinylation of NH - Compounds

Acid Chloride Synthesis
Chloroformate Synthesis
Alkylchloride Synthesis
Urea Synthesis

Ethynylation
Hydrogenation
Alcoholate

HCN Chemistry

Hydroformylation
Electrochemical Oxidation

Other Capabilities
In addition to our core technologies and being one of the world's leading chemical companies, BASF has access to many other chemical processes, allowing us to carry out multi-step syntheses with different types of reactions. Although this site provides insufficient space to list all of the possible reactions available to you, the following examples will give you an idea of our capabilities.

Chloride-Amine Exchange
Chloromethylation (at our subsidiary Knoll)
Condensations
Cyclizations
Diels-Alder Reactions
Electrodialysis (Desalination)
Esterifications/Transesterifications
Ethylenimine Chemistry
Gas-Phase Reactions (Alkylations, Eliminations)
H₂O₂ Oxidations
Hydrolysis (of Acetals, Esters, Nitriles, etc.)
Isomerizations
Methylation using Dimethyl Sulfate
Quaternizations

If the technology you seek is not listed, please contact us and we will let you know if we can be of assistance.