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Charles Friedel
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| Born | 12 March 1832 Strasbourg, France
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| Died | 20 April 1899 (aged 67) Montauban, France
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| Alma mater | University of Strasbourg Sorbonne |
| Known for | Friedel–Crafts reaction Ketonic decarboxylation Organosilicon compound |
| Awards | Davy Medal (1880) |
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| Fields | Mineralogy Chemistry |
| Institutions | Sorbonne |
| Thesis | Recherches sur les acétones et sur les aldéhydes. Suivi de Sur la pyro-électricité dans les cristaux bons conducteurs de l'électricité |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Adolphe Wurtz |
| Doctoral students | Henri Becquerel Georges Urbain André-Louis Debierne |
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Charles Friedel (born March 12, 1832 – died April 20, 1899) was a French scientist. He was a talented chemist and a mineralogist. He is best known for developing an important chemical process called the Friedel–Crafts reaction.
Life of a Scientist
Charles Friedel was born in Strasbourg, France. He studied at the Sorbonne, where one of his teachers was the famous scientist Louis Pasteur. Later, in 1876, Friedel became a professor of chemistry and mineralogy at the Sorbonne.
In 1877, Charles Friedel worked with James Crafts. Together, they created the Friedel–Crafts reaction. This reaction is a way to build new molecules in organic chemistry. It is still used a lot today! Friedel also tried to create synthetic diamonds in his lab.
His son, Georges Friedel, also became a well-known mineralogist.
A Family of Scientists
Charles Friedel came from a family with many scientists. His wife's father was Charles Combes, an engineer. The Friedel family has a long history of important French scientists:
- Georges Friedel (1865–1933): Charles's son, a French expert in crystallography and mineralogy.
- Edmond Friedel (1895–1972): Georges's son, a French mining engineer. He founded the BRGM, which is like France's geological survey.
- Jacques Friedel (1921–2014): Edmond's son, a French physicist.
See also
In Spanish: Charles Friedel para niños
