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Friedel-Crafts reaction

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  • noun chemistry 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

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From Charles Friedel and James Crafts

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