friedel-crafts reaction

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Definition of friedel-crafts reaction in English English dictionary

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Friedel-Crafts reaction

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

Hyphenation

friedel-crafts re-ac-tion

Etymology

() From Charles Friedel and James Crafts