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Gelest, Inc. Introduces New Comprehensive Silicon Compounds Catalog with New Expanded Molecules, Data Sheets and Technical Articles
Gelest, Inc. recently introduced their comprehensive new 2008 Silicon Compounds: Silanes & Silicones catalog which includes 300 new compounds, including new cross coupling agents that provide the building blocks for pharmaceutical intermediates.

The all-inclusive silicon compound catalog contains exhaustive research on surface modification, organic synthesis, optical coatings, polymer synthesis, self-assembled monolayers, catalysis, composites and nanofabrication. The catalog includes technical data for over 2,800 compounds accompanied by 1,000 additional corresponding reference data and materials to enhance the information available for use in the development of new applications.

Subject: REACH - European Union (EU) Regulation on Chemicals
The European Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) entered into force on 1 June, 2007. In order to ensure that Gelest, Inc. is well prepared for REACH on a worldwide basis, Gelest’s top management authorized a REACH initiative, which was launched in 2006.  

Micro-Particle Surface Modification Building – Innovating Particle Functionalization
Gelest, Inc. recently commissioned a new state-of-the-art surface treatment manufacturing facility that houses stainless steel ribbon blenders, V-blenders, flash dryers, milling systems and screening system utilized in the surface modification of micro-particles from gram to ton quantities. Gelest serves advanced technology markets through a material science driven approach, providing focused technical solutions for surface modification applications and maintaining the capabilities to handle flammable, corrosive and air sensitive materials. 

New Silicon-Based Cross-Coupling Reagents Pique Chemists' Interest
Gelest, Inc., a manufacturer of gram to multiple-ton quantities of silicon and metal-organic compounds and the widest array of organosilanes on the market, has recently broadened its silicon-based cross-coupling agent offerings. These aryl-, vinyl- and ethynylsilanes provide a non-toxic, easily-handled, and economical alternatives to the commonly employed tin and boron cross-coupling derivatives. 

Gelest has recently published a review highlighting some of the synthetic applications of silicon-based cross-coupling in a new, comprehensive 36-page brochure with 105 references. Topics covered include the formation of styrene, diene, and enyne derivatives, reactions carried out in aqueous medium, and Heck coupling/cross-coupling cascade reaction sequences.