# Alternative synthesis routes and feedstocks for chemical intermediates in BASF

Topic radar · 403 documents · 2021-01-01–2026-07-30 · updated 2026-08-04

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## Overview


Feedstock inefficiency in aroma chemical production resolved through condensation and dehydrogenation pathways for citral and isoprenol



Product selectivity limitations in ethyleneamine manufacturing overcome via catalytic amination of glycols and alcohols



Carbon chain extension constraints in alcohol conversion bypassed through the application of homogeneous transition metal catalysts in Guerbet reactions


## Areas

- Advanced Catalytic Conversions · 199 documents
- Renewable & Electrified Synthesis · 71 documents
- Circular Economy & Waste Recycling · 46 documents
- C1-C4 Intermediate Optimization · 44 documents
- Functional Chemical Architectures · 50 documents