Charles Friedel
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| Born | 12 March 1832 Strasbourg, France |
| Died | 20 April 1899 (aged 67) Montauban, France |
| Residence | France |
| Nationality | French |
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Mineralogy Chemistry |
| Institutions | Sorbonne |
| Alma mater |
University of Strasbourg Sorbonne |
| Notable students | André-Louis Debierne |
| Known for | Friedel–Crafts reaction |
| Notable awards | Davy Medal (1880) |
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Charles Friedel (French: [fʁidɛl]; 12 March 1832 – 20 April 1899) was a French chemist and mineralogist. A native of Strasbourg, France, he was a student of Louis Pasteur at the Sorbonne. In 1876, he became a professor of chemistry and mineralogy 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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