Charles Friedel ( French Charles Friedel ; March 12, 1832 , Strasbourg - April 20, 1899 , Montauban ) - French organic chemist and mineralogist, member of the Paris Academy of Sciences ( 1878 ).
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| Date of Birth | March 12, 1832 |
| Place of Birth | Strasbourg |
| Date of death | April 20, 1899 (67 years old) |
| Place of death | Montoban |
| A country | France |
| Scientific field | organic chemistry |
| Place of work | University of Paris |
| Alma mater | University of Strasbourg |
| Awards and prizes | Davy Medal (1880) |
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Biography
In 1852 he graduated from the University of Strasbourg. Since 1876, professor at the University of Paris .
Major works
Friedel first synthesized a number of organic compounds: lactic acid from bromopropionic acid ( 1861 ), isopropyl alcohol ( 1862 ) and glycerin from acetone ( 1873 ), melissic acid ( 1880 ) and mesocamphoric ( 1889 ) acid. Together with J. Crafts, he studied organic silicon compounds (1863–70); established the tetravalent silicon (and titanium ) and found the similarity of some silicon compounds with carbon compounds. Friedel-Crafts reaction is associated with the name Friedel. Friedel received artificially quartz , tridymite , rutile , topaz , etc .; studied the pyroelectricity of crystals . Foreign Corresponding Member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences ( 1894 ).
Literature
- V.A. Volkov Chemists. - Kiev: Naukova Dumka, 1984.
Links
- Profile of Charles Friedel on the official website of the RAS