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Friedel-Crafts reaction
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English
Etymology
After Charles Friedel and James Crafts.
Noun
en 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
Related terms
en Friedel-Crafts alkylation
en Friedel-Crafts dealkylation
en Friedel-Crafts acylation
en Friedel-Crafts hydroxyalkylation
en Chemical reactions
en eponyms