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Question : Which scientist synthesised an organic compound, urea, from an inorganic compound, ammonium cyanate?

Option 1: Friedrich Wöhler

Option 2: Kolbe

Option 3: Berthelot

Option 4: Berzelius


Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024
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Correct Answer: Friedrich Wöhler


Solution : The correct answer is Friedrich Wöhler .

Friedrich Wöhler, a German chemist, prepared urea in the laboratory in 1828. It was the first organic compound to be prepared in the laboratory. It was synthesised from an inorganic compound, ammonium cyanate.

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