Frédéric Swarts
Chemist (1866-1940) · Belgium · On the map · Scientists · Died at 74
Frédéric Jean Edmond Swarts (2 September 1866 - 6 September 1940) was a Belgian chemist who prepared the first chlorofluorocarbon, CF2Cl2 (Freon-12) as well as several other related compounds. He was a professor of civil engineering at the University of Ghent.
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In addition to his work on organofluorine chemistry, he authored the textbook "Cours de Chimie Organique." He was the son of Theodore Swarts (chemist, *1839 Antwerpen; †1911 Kortenberg, Belgium) and a colleague of Leo Baekeland. He is also known for developing Swarts Reaction which is used to form alkyl fluorides from alkyl halides with the help of fluorine metal salts.
