Friedel-Crafts reaction

English

Etymology

After Charles Friedel and James Crafts.

Noun

Friedel-Crafts reaction (plural Friedel-Crafts reactions)

  1. (organic chemistry) 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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