friedel-crafts reaction

Frie·del-Crafts reac·tion

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noun friedel-crafts reaction a reaction for the synthesis of hydrocarbons and ketones by the alkylation or acylation of an aromatic compound in the presence of a catalyst, typically anhydrous aluminum chloride. 1

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

1895-1900; after French chemist Charles Friedel (1832-99) and U.S. chemist J. M. Crafts (1832-1917), its discoverers

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