Specialty Chemicals

Specialty chemicals are chemical products that are used as intermediates or raw materials in different stages of pharmaceutical manufacturing. They are either single-chemical entities or a combination of various chemical compounds designed for specific applications.

Several specialty chemicals such as catalysts are used in commercial processes in the pharmaceutical industry, such as the synthesis of paracetamol, vitamin K, and erythromycin. Advanced catalysts such as nanocatalysts help to make the process development of drugs cleaner and greener to address growing concerns around climate change. Nano-asymmetric catalysts involving only a single step are being developed rapidly.