Organic Synthesis
If you’re creating new molecules in your pharmaceutical or chemical research or university laboratory, VWR offers an extensive range of products to help you with your discoveries.
From ranges of chemical building blocks, solvents and analytical tools, to production equipment and final analysis. VWR is in a unique position to be able to provide you with chemicals from world-leading brands – VWR Chemicals, Thermo Chemicals™ …. On the equipment side, our range includes market-leading brand names and the high performance, great value for money, VWR Collection. This page can only give you a flavour of what is on offer. Complete product listings are available in our catalogues, specialist brochures or on vwr.com.
Synthesis reactions – Chemicals
Thermo Scientific chemicals
Find compounds for each step of your organic synthesis workflow, including a wide variety of Thermo Scientific™ chemicals, catalysts, and reagents.
Merck
Merck provides an extensive portfolio of over 10,000 products for laboratory and production scale organic synthesis.
Organic Synthesis - Oxidation
With an exceptional range of peroxides, chlorites/chlorates, acids and other oxidising agents from Avantor and our partner brands (Thermo Scientific, Apollo Scientific and Merck), you will find all you need for your oxidation chemistry. Can't find what you're looking for, be sure to use our search bar above.
Organic Synthesis - Reduction
We are pleased to supply reduction agents; hydrides, silanes, metals and many more to ensure you have all you need for reduction chemistry.
Organic Synthesis: Cross-Coupling
Explore our range of reagents, catalysts and anhydrous chemicals for cross-coupling chemistry, one of the key synthetic techniques in organic chemistry. Please use our main search bar to access over 300,000 organic building blocks.
Green Solvents
Organic synthesis can involve toxic and carcinogenic substances. VWR Chemicals offers some greener alternative solvents - Methyl-2 Tetrahydrofuran, 1,3 Dioxalane, Cyclopenytl methyl ether and 1,3 Propanediol that could reduce your exposure.
VWR Chemicals Analar NORMAPUR Reagents
AnalaR NORMAPUR high purity analyical reagents combine the best quality with competitive prices…
Anhydrous Solvents
A complete range of anhydrous Solvents (less than 0.005% of water for most of them) available in 250 and 500 ml, septum sealed glass bottles
Synthesis reactions -Equipment & Consumables
Dispensette S
Dispensette® S supports a very wide range of applications for the dispensing of aggressive reagents such as concentrated acids and bases
Glass thermometers
VWR offers a wide range of glass thermometers for all conceivable applications…
Glassware
All jointed, volumetric and non-volumetric glassware you may need.
Stands, clamps
VWR offers an extensive range of constructionnal labware…
Balances
Discover a large choice of micro and analytical balances for your weighings
Block Heaters
Analogue and digital block heaters for all your needs. You can choose between blocks for all kinds of tubes and microplates.
Magnetic stirrers and Hot plates
Need a stirrer or hotplate for your lab? VWR has the stirrer for exactly your needs.
Overhead Stirrers
Overhead stirrers are very flexible and widely used in organic chemistry labs. VWR part of Avantor has the overhead stirrer you need from market leaders like VELP, Heidolph, IKA and our own brand VWR Collection.
THERMOSTATS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEMS
Visit our landing page containing useful information when purchasing a thermostat or circulator. Here you can also find videos, application notes and white papers about the products.
ITA Heating Mantles
Certified to meet the toughest safety regulations . Stirred and non-stirred models with 4 different volumes. Safe to touch with cool outer walls. Temperature up to 450°C. Safety standards in line with the new EU guidelines.
Electrochemistry & Bioprocess Electrodes
VWR offers everything you need for electrochemistry and bioprocess electrodes in one place, find out quickly !
Concentration
Rotary evaporators
Phisical or thermal separation is a common technique in many chemistry laboratories…
Vacuum concentration
Concentrate your samples savely avoiding sample loss and/or cross contamination between samples!
Freeze drying
Lyophilizers, are an extremely effective tool for removing relatively large volumes of solvents while retaining activity of sensitive solutes.
Pumps
THE full range of pumps fitting all your applications…
Purification and Analytical characterization
NMR Solvents & Tubes
Complete range of 36 different deuterated solvents and big choice of tubes
Water purification
Water purification in organic synthesis workflow is a key technique for your success!
Spectroscopy
UV/ VIS Spectrophotometry amplication including instruments, reagents and consumables
Electrochemistry
VWR offers everything you need for electrochemistry in one place, find out quickly !
Chromatography
VWR offers Chromatography instruments, consumables, software and services. Discover TLC, Flash chromatography, Prep HPLC, Analytical HPL etc