Friedel-Crafts reaction

noun

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

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Meanings

nounFriedel-Crafts reaction (plural Friedel-Crafts reactions)

plural Friedel-Crafts reactions

  1. chemistrya substitution reaction in which an alkyl or acyl functional group replaces a hydrogen atom of an aromatic nucleus; it is catalyzed by aluminium chloride

Origin

After Charles Friedel and James Crafts.

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