Charles Friedel
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 Charles Friedel
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| Born | 12 March 1832 Strasbourg, France |
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| Died | 20 April 1899 Montauban, France |
| Residence | France |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Mineralogist, Chemist |
| Institutions | Sorbonne |
| Alma mater | University of Strasbourg Sorbonne |
| Known for | Friedel-Crafts reaction |
Charles Friedel (March 12, 1832 – April 20, 1899) was a French chemist and mineralogist. A native of Strasbourg, France, he was professor of chemistry at the Sorbonne.
Friedel developed the Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions with James Crafts in 1877, and attempted to make synthetic diamonds.
His son Georges Friedel (1865-1933) also became a renowned mineralogist.
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- Xavier Bataille and Georges Bram (1998). "La découverte de la réaction de Friedel et Crafts". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry 1: 293-296. doi:.
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