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
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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