Charles Friedel
French chemist and mineralogist (1832–1899)
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Charles Friedel (French: [ʃaʁl fʁidɛl]; 12 March 1832 – 20 April 1899) was a French chemist and mineralogist.
Born12 March 1832
Strasbourg, France
Died20 April 1899 (aged 67)
Montauban, France
EducationUniversity of Strasbourg
Sorbonne
Sorbonne
Charles Friedel | |
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Friedel in 1890s | |
| Born | 12 March 1832 Strasbourg, France |
| Died | 20 April 1899 (aged 67) Montauban, France |
| Education | University of Strasbourg Sorbonne |
| Known for | Friedel–Crafts reaction Ketonic decarboxylation Organosilicon compound |
| Awards | Davy Medal (1880) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mineralogy Chemistry |
| Workplaces | Sorbonne |
| Theses | |
| Charles Adolphe Wurtz | |
Doctoral students | Henri Becquerel Georges Urbain André-Louis Debierne[1] |
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Life
A native of Strasbourg, France, Friedel was a student of Louis Pasteur at the Sorbonne. In 1876, he became a professor of chemistry and mineralogy at the Sorbonne. While there he was elected as an honorary member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society[2] in 1892.
Friedel developed the Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions with James Crafts in 1877,[3][4] and attempted to make synthetic diamonds.
Friedel's wife's father was the engineer, Charles Combes.[5] The Friedel family is a rich lineage of French scientists:
- Georges Friedel (1865–1933), French crystallographer and mineralogist; son of Charles
- Edmond Friedel (1895–1972), French mining engineer, founder of BRGM, the French geological survey; son of Georges
- Jacques Friedel (1921–2014), French physicist; son of Edmond
