Charles Friedel

Charles Friedel (1832-1899) was one of the most famous French chemists of the second-half of the nineteenth century. He conducted important research in mineralogy, in the chemistry of silicon, and in pyroelectricity. Together with James Mason Crafts he discovered the reaction that carries their names and that constitutes a powerful and versatile tool for the synthesis of an enormous number of chemicals of significant industrial value.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wisniak,Jaime
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Química 2009
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0187-893X2009000400009
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