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Case Study · Chemical Screening
Finding the right molecules on the market.
A specialty chemicals company making additives needed commercially available compounds in three chemical types, each with precise structural criteria. Prescouter screened hundreds of structures and found over 100 commercial products, six of which the client chose for bench tests.
The Client
The client is a specialty chemicals company focused on formulating and manufacturing additives for various applications. It wanted commercial molecules in three chemical types to use directly or as raw materials in its processes.
The Challenge
Precise structures.
Real suppliers.
Each chemical class and subclass had its own structural specifications, such as carbon chain length, linear or branched structure and substituent functionality, and every compound also had to be commercially available.
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Structure
Chain length
Specific carbon ranges.
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Shape
Linear or branched
Defined for each subclass.
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Supply
Commercial availability
Molecules the client can buy.
Our Approach
A tailored method for each chemical type.
Supplier portfolios
96commercial products found
Broaden the net
When few exact matches existed, we broadened the criteria and studied why ideal molecules are scarce.
Market reports
14compounds with suppliers
Cover scarce classes
For the third type, market reports and literature reviews identified compounds and their suppliers.
The Outcome
Over 100 products, six ready for bench tests.
Prescouter identified over 100 commercial products with potential for significant volume and regional availability. The client highlighted six of them as particularly interesting and selected them for bench tests and internal evaluations. Research into production processes also explained why so few ideal molecules are commercially available.
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Coverage
100+ commercial products
Across three chemical types.
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Focus
Six top candidates
Selected by the client.
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Next step
Bench tests
For internal evaluation.
The ideal molecule on paper is not always the one you can buy. Knowing why helps teams decide when to adapt the spec and when to keep searching.
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