Building blocks > for chemical synthesis/reactions
BTC’s portfolio for the chemical industry comprises various products for the synthesis. Building blocks are products used in chemical reactions for example for a polymerisation process or when certain reactions are proceeded to receive the final end-product.
Brands
Pluriol®
Sokalan®
Properties and applications of our building blocks
Polyalkylene glycols (PAG) are useable for chemical reactions. BTC’s product portfolio comprises Pluriol® types for versatile reactions.
Classical polyethylene glycols (PEG) with low to medium molecular weight are used for the manufacturing of PEG-esters. PEG-esters are used as emulsifiers in the cosmetics, agro and chemical industries.
The used starting alcohol for the manufacturing of polyalkylene glycols determines the further processing. Mono-functional PAG types, like those produced by using Methanol (MeOH) for example, as a starting alcohol provide the terminal hydroxyl groups. To avoid crosslinking reactions within a synthesis, the monofunctionality is mandatory. Those mono-functional PAG types are used to produce polyether carboxylates (superplastizisers), see table below.
Unsaturated alcohols like allylic alcohol, or isoprenyl alcohol, allow the synthesis within a polymerization or a specific reaction like alkyl-silylation to obtain modified polyether siloxane.
Besides PAGs BTC offers Sokalan® polyacrylates for the synthesis/reactions to produce polyether carboxylates (superplastizisers).
The following tables show the final synthesis products when using BTC’s Sokalan® or Pluriol® types as building blocks.
Targeted synthesis products using PAGs (Pluriol® types)
Targeted synthesis products using polyacrylates (Sokalan® types)
Reactant | Targeted synthesis product |
Polyacrylates | Polyether carboxylates |
Sokalan® PA | x |
Sokalan® CP | x |
Sokalan® NR | x |
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About BTC
BTC Europe is BASF's European sales organization for small and medium-sized customers focused on specialty chemicals. Our solutions for synthesis in the chemical industry cover polyacrylates, polyalklyleneglycols, solvents and phase transfer catalysts.