Friedrich Krafft

Friedrich Krafft (February 21, 1852 in Bonn – June 3, 1923 in Heidelberg) was a German chemist.

[1] He studied with Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz, Rudolf Clausius and Gerhard vom Rath.

In organic chemistry, the Krafft degradation reaction is named after him.

[2] 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.