frē|d]elˈkraf(t)s-, |freˌd] noun
Usage: usually capitalized F&C
Etymology: after Charles Friedel died 1899 French chemist & James M. Crafts died 1917 American chemist
: a synthetic reaction in organic chemistry in which anhydrous aluminum chloride acts as the typical catalyst: as
a. : the synthesis of a hydrocarbon (as ethylbenzene) by alkylation of an aromatic hydrocarbon with an alkyl halide
b. : the synthesis of a ketone (as benzophenone) by acylation of an aromatic hydrocarbon with an acyl chloride or acid anhydride