Friedrich Krafft
Friedrich Krafft 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.
Selected publications
Kurzes Lehrbuch der Chemie, Leipzig and Vienna, Franz Denticke:- * Volume 1: Anorgan. Chemie ; 1891, by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- * Volume 2: Organische Chemie ; 1893. by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- F. Krafft, A. Stern, Hermann Wiglow: "Über das Verhalten der fettsauren Alkalien und Seifen in Gegenwart von Wasser Teil I und II". In: Ber. Dt. chem. Ges. 27, Vol. 4, pp. 1747–1761. Part 3: "Die Seife als Krystalloide", 28, Vol. 3, pp. 2566–2573. Part 4: "Die Seife als Colloide", 28, Vol. 3, pp. 2573–2582.
- F. Krafft, Anton Strutz: "Über das Verhalten seifenähnlicher Substanzen gegen Wasser". In: Ber. Dt. chem. Ges. 29, Vol. 2, pp. 1328–1334.
- F. Krafft: "Über eine Theorie der colloidalen Lösungen". In: Ber. Dt. chem. Ges. 29, Vol. 2, pp. 1334–1344.
- F. Krafft, R. Funcke: "Über die Einwirkung des Wassers auf Heptylaminseifen". Ber. Dt. chem. Ges. 33, Vol. 3, pp. 3210–3212.