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Friedel-Crafts reaction
[ free-del-krafts, -krahfts ]
noun
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Friedel-Crafts reaction1
1895–1900; after French chemist Charles Friedel (1832–99) and U.S. chemist J. M. Crafts (1832–1917), its discoverers
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