English Explanatory Dictionary

Friedel-Crafts reaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

Friedel-Crafts reaction Friedel-Crafts reactions

Etymology

After Charles Friedel and James Crafts.

Related words

Friedel-Crafts alkylation Friedel-Crafts dealkylation Friedel-Crafts acylation Friedel-Crafts hydroxyalkylation
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