GFS Chemicals is a U.S. manufacturer specializing in alkynes and downstream derivatives. For over 85 years, they have served customers in research, pilot plant, and full-scale production. Their core technologies include liquid ammonia chemistry, halogenation, hydrogentation, and Grignard synthesis. They produce a wide range of specialty chemicals including alkynes, olefins, heteroaromatics, and halogenated organics. GFS Chemicals offers manufacturing support from development through commercialization.

1. APPLIED ORGANIC
TECHNOLOGIES
U.S. Primary Manufacturer
Specialty Alkynes
&
Downstream Derivatives

2. Research
and
A n a l yt i c a l
Products
Division

3. A World Leader in the Production
of Alkynes and Downstream
Derivatives
Using our core synthetic chemistries, we build
upon our alkyne base to make thousands of
specialty alkynes, olefins, silanes, halogenated
organics, Grignards and heteroaromatics.

4. GFS Chemicals has Longevity
85 Years serving companies ranging from
R&D labs to Pilot Plant to Full Scale
Production Operations

5. Organic and Inorganic Expertise
CORE ORGANIC TECHNOLOGY
BASE CORE INORGANIC
TECHNOLOGY
 Liquid Ammonia Chemistry BASE
 Halogenation/Dehydrohalgenatio
n  Oxidizers
 Sonogashira Coupling  Catalysts
 Hydrogenations  Perchlorates
 Birch Reductions  Nitrates
 Gabriel Synthesis Anhydrous Salts
 Ammonia Borane Technology  Carbonates
 Grignard Synthesis  Sulfates
 Diels-Alder Reactions
 Organometallic Synthesis (Li, Na,
Mg, Zn)

6. Manufacturing Support
 Start up through Commercialization
 Proactive Project Management
 Packaging tailored to your process
 Kilos to Metric Tons
 Integrated Supply Chain
 Additional specifications to meet your
needs

7. Alkyne Chemistry
Eliminations Ethynylations
Sonogashira Glaser
Coupling
Cadiot-Chodkiewicz “Click
Chemistry”

8. New Modern Acetylene Handbook

9. Na & Li/Liquid Ammonia
Chemistry
 Alkylations
 Aminations
 Reductions (Birch, trans)
 Ethynylations
Halogenations
 Brominations
 Chlorinations
 Iodinations

10. Heteroaromatics Halogenated
Organics
 Quinolines
 Indoles  Alkynes
 Pyrimidines  Olefins
 Bipyridines  Alkyl
 Phenanthrolin  Aromatic
es
 Terpyridines

11. LIQUID AMMONIA CHEMISTRY

12. ALKYNE CHEMISTRY

13. Core Synthetic Chemistry
Specialty
Alcohols
 Terminal Alkynes
Internal Alkynes
cis-/trans- Olefins
 Unsaturated Acids
Alkynylamines

14. cis-
/trans-
Olefins Symmetri
c
Conjugat
&
ed Ene-
Asymmet
ynes
ric
Diynes
Alkyne
Chemistry
Internal
&
Terminal Alkynols
Alkynes
Alkynoic
Acids
&
Esters

15. Core Synthetic Structures
Alkynes Olefins
 Aromatic  Cis/trans
 Terminal  En-yne
 Internal  Cyclic
 Alcohols  Grignards
 Ketones  Vinyl
 Acids  Aryl
 Conjugated  Alkyl

16. Organometallic Chemistry
Grignard
Synthesis Alkyl Palladium & Li/Na
Copper
& Lithium Catalysis Amide
Manufacturing

17. Reactions In Liquid
Ammonia
Dehydro-
Ethynylations Alkylations Aminations Reductions halogenations
Birch trans

18. www.GFSOrganics.com for Organic
Process Chemistry

19. Domestic Manufacturer with 85+ Years
of Production Expertise
 ISO 9001:2008 certified
 Certified Member, SOCMA Chemstewards Program
 Member, Chemical & Specialties Management Council
(CSMC)
 Personal Service and Technical Support
 Flexible Packaging to Meet Your Needs
 On-Site Laboratory with Certified Certificate of Analysis
 Custom Products and Specifications Tailored to Your
Requirements
 No Minimum Orders

20. NIST Traceable UV/Vis Validation
Standards
Spectrophotometer
Standards
Non-Toxic Alternative to
Potassium Dichromate
Ready-to-Use
www.in-spec.com

21. Quote contact:
Development@gfschemicals.com
 Start up through Commercialization
 Proactive Project Management
 Packaging Tailored to your Process
 Kilos to Metric Tons
 Integrated Supply Chain
 Additional Specifications to Meet Your Needs