Research Directions offers a wide variety of services in the field of organic chemistry:

• Synthesis of new and known compounds
  Research Directions designs optimal synthetic routes for preparation of compounds on a milligram to kilogram scale. The final product is supplied with analytical data to confirm its structure and purity.
  
  
• Purification by traditional and modern separation techniques
  Research Directions frequently uses preparative HPLC, spinning band fractional distillation and fractional recrystallization in the refinement of organic compounds.
  
  
• Management of libraries of natural product extracts
  Research Directions extracts active constituents from natural product sources. These extracts are appropriately stored, catalogued and dispatched with accompanying chemical data.
  
  
• The elucidation of structure of unknown compounds
  Research Directions' range of analytical service comprises NMR, LCMS, ICPMS, GC, IR, UV, TGA, DSC and GCMS.
  
  

The efficient and cost effective laboratory methods employed by Research Directions support the commercial imperatives of its clients. The company directs its services to the following sectors:

• Pharmaceutical manufacturers
• Biotechnology companies
• Fine Chemical Users
• Natural Product Discovery Groups
• Research Institutions