The research teams of the Chemical Research Center have carried out pioneering work in several fields of science in Hungary. These topics include the preparation of organic compounds labeled with radioactive isotopes and their application in the interpretation of reaction mechanisms; theoretical studies in gas chromatography, investigation of the isomerization and cracking reactions of hydrocarbons, study of liquid phase catalytic reactions; studies of molecular and crystal structure: application of infrared, Raman and NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, X-ray diffraction; investigation of liquid phase polymerization processes and degradation of polymers; research in bioorganic chemistry, nuclear chemistry and radiation chemistry.