Etymology

Friedel-Crafts reaction

Today it means: a substitution reaction in which an alkyl or acyl functional group replaces a hydrogen atom of an aromatic nucleus; it is catalyzed by aluminium chloride Full definition →

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The story

After Charles Friedel and James Crafts.

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