Expertise in Macrocycle Synthesis
Macrocycles are renowned for their unique structural properties, enabling highly selective host-guest interactions that make them invaluable in various scientific and industrial applications. IBC has extensive expertise in the design, synthesis, and functionalization of macrocycles and chelating agents, ensuring optimal performance in complex chemical environments. With fully equipped laboratories, cutting-edge research capabilities, and decades of experience, the IBC team provides comprehensive technical support, ensuring reliability and performance in every batch.
IBC has been manufacturing MacroLig® products exclusively in the U.S.A. since 1988, offering both custom macrocycle synthesis and large lot sizes to meet specific industry needs. Customers worldwide rely on IBC as a stable source of supply for high-purity macrocyclic compounds with consistent batch-to-batch quality.
MacroLig® Products Consist of a Range of Specialty Chemicals
Due to their unique properties, MacroLig® products are used in a wide variety of laboratory and industrial scale applications in, for example, the research, chemical, medical, pharmaceutical, catalysis and nuclear markets. Explore various types of Macrocycles and their applications across specific industries where they are employed.
| Macrocycle Type |
Macrolig® Catalog Series |
Application | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Ethers | 100 Series | Phase transfer catalyst | Pharmaceutical, Organic chemicals² |
| Crown Ethers | 100 Series | Organic synthesis¹ | Pharmaceutical, Chemical |
| Calixarenes | 200 Series | Enzyme mimics, ion-selective electrodes, non-linear optics, radioisotopes | Chemical, Analytical, Nuclear |
| Aza Crown Ethers | 300, 500 Series | MRI contrast agents | Pharmaceutical, Diagnostics |
| Cryptands | 400 Series | Phase transfer catalyst | Pharmaceutical, Organic chemicals² |
| Cryptands | 400 Series | Zintl ion (Sn₉²⁻⁾ crystallization | Inorganic chemicals |
| ¹change properties of inorganic solution ²alkalides and electrides |
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MacroLig® Products are Manufactured to Exacting Standards
IBC has state-of-the-art synthesis capabilities for producing high-purity specialty chemicals / chelating agents for industry from gram to multi-ton scale.
Specialty products and/or process-scale quantities are available after consultation with IBC personnel. All compounds are prepared to the highest quality standards, as determined by standard instrumental and elemental analyses. Prices and delivery times are available upon request.
IBC: Your Source for Exceptional, High Quality MacroLig® Products
- Consistent batch-to-batch quality
- High purities
- Back-up technical support with full analytical capability
- Rapid deliveries
- Stable source of supply
- Wide range of products, including Cryptands
- Long-term supply source: manufacturing since 1988
- Availability of custom Macrocycles and large lot sizes