Committee on Analytical Reagents

Setting the standard for chemical integrity, quality and purity worldwide

Our Mission: The ACS Committee on Analytical Reagents is the only committee in the world dedicated to establishing specifications and developing validated test methods for determining the purity of analytical reagents.

Our Vision: From the printing of the 1st edition of Reagent Chemicals  in 1950 to today’s dynamic online edition, the principal goal of the ACS Committee on Analytical Reagents is to set the standard for chemical integrity, quality, and purity worldwide.

Timeline of the progression and evolution of ACS Reagent Chemicals:

Timeline of the evolution of ACS Reagent Chemicals

Who We Are

The Committee is made up of 20 chemists who meet twice a year to discuss and resolve matters pertaining to ACS Reagent Chemicals. We are dedicated to the utilization of new techniques and technologies to improve the sensitivity, precision, and accuracy of analytical methodologies. The Committee strives to utilize available resources to remove and replace chemicals in current test methodologies that either pose significant health risks to analysts or are deemed harmful to the environment, whenever possible.

The committee meeting in October 2023 for their Fall Meeting in Washington DC:

The committee meeting in October 2023
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Contact Us

If you are interested in learning more about the committee, subscribing to ACS Reagent Chemicals, or becoming a committee member, please email the chair.

Tom Tyner
Chair, Committee on Analytical Reagents
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.

Sara Tenney
ACS Staff Liaison, Committee on Analytical Reagents
Publisher, ACS Publications