Friedrich Krafft, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German chemist
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Place of Birth: Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Friedrich Krafft
- Friedrich Krafft (February 21, 1852 in Bonn – June 3, 1923 in Heidelberg) was a German chemist.
- He studied with Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz, Rudolf Clausius and Gerhard vom Rath. In colloidal chemistry, the Krafft temperature is named after him.
- In organic chemistry, the Krafft degradation reaction is named after him.
- This reaction is a conversion of a carboxylic acid, typically of high molecular weight, into the next lower homolog.
- He also established the boiling point of noble metals and synthesised aromatic compounds containing selenium and tellurium.
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