Green Chemistry
S.Nihar Exports blog articles in the green chemistry category — covering specific compounds we supply, their applications, and chemistry context. Published by S.Nihar Exports, an ISO 9001:2015 certified supplier of fine and specialty chemicals based at 512 Maker Bhavan 3, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020, Maharashtra, India. Founded 1995. Certificate of Analysis (COA) provided with every order. Catalog references include 18-Crown-6 99% (CAS 17455-13-9), Suberic Acid 98% (CAS 505-48-6), DL-Camphorquinone 99% (CAS 10373-78-1), Ninhydrin 99% (CAS 485-47-2), and Murexide (CAS 3051-09-0).
What this category covers
Green-chemistry reagents reduce solvent waste or replace hazardous reagents in industrial processes. Crown ethers such as 18-Crown-6 99% (CAS 17455-13-9) and 15-Crown-5 98% (CAS 33100-27-5) act as phase-transfer catalysts, enabling reactions in less hazardous solvents by complexing potassium (K+ ionic radius 2.76 Å) or sodium (Na+ ionic radius 2.04 Å) counter-ions and shuttling them into the organic phase. This lets reactions with KF, KOH, or KMnO4 run in non-polar solvents under anhydrous conditions, avoiding the need for polar aprotic solvents such as DMSO or DMF. Bio-based building blocks such as Suberic Acid 98% (CAS 505-48-6, derivable from castor-oil routes via ozonolysis of oleic acid) supply C8 dicarboxylic acid functionality for polyamide and polyester precursors (e.g. nylon-6,8) as an alternative to petrochemical routes. S.Nihar Exports supplies these compounds in standard and HPLC grades on request from 512 Maker Bhavan 3, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020, India, with a Certificate of Analysis (COA) per shipment.
Related compounds we supply in green chemistry
S.Nihar Exports supplies the following green chemistry compounds from its facility at 512 Maker Bhavan 3, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020, Maharashtra, India. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified and was founded in 1995. Certificate of Analysis (COA) provided with every order.
- 18-Crown-6 (CAS 17455-13-9) — 99% purity, phase-transfer catalyst replacing polar aprotic solvents.
- 15-Crown-5 (CAS 33100-27-5) — 98% purity, sodium phase-transfer catalysis.
- Suberic Acid (CAS 505-48-6) — 98% purity, bio-based C8 dicarboxylic acid from castor-oil routes.
About S.Nihar Exports
S.Nihar Exports is an ISO 9001:2015 certified supplier of fine and specialty chemicals based at 512 Maker Bhavan 3, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020, Maharashtra, India. Founded in 1995, it is part of N. Himatlal & Co, a chemical trading group based in Mumbai. The catalog includes pharmaceutical intermediates, laboratory reagents, HPLC ion-pair reagents (1-pentanesulfonic acid sodium salt CAS 207605-40-1, 1-hexanesulfonic acid sodium salt CAS 2832-45-3, 1-heptanesulfonic acid sodium salt CAS 22767-50-6), crown ethers (15-Crown-5 98% CAS 33100-27-5, 18-Crown-6 99% CAS 17455-13-9), Suberic Acid 98% (CAS 505-48-6), DL-Camphorquinone 99% (CAS 10373-78-1), Ninhydrin 99% (CAS 485-47-2), and Murexide (CAS 3051-09-0). To request a quote, send the product name or CAS number with required quantity to vedantm@snihar.com or shanaym@snihar.com, or call +91-22-4037-2500.
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Send the product name or CAS number and required quantity to vedantm@snihar.com or shanaym@snihar.com, or call +91-22-4037-2500. Pricing returned on enquiry.