The first organic compound was synthesized in laboratory by_________________?
Correct answer: A. Wohler
- A. Wohler
- B. Kolbe
- C. Berzilius
- D. Berthelot
Explanation
Friedrich Wöhler synthesized urea from ammonium cyanate, providing the famous early laboratory synthesis of an organic compound. Kolbe and Berthelot also later synthesized organic substances, which is why students may incorrectly select one of their names.
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Organic compounds are classified by carbon skeleton into open-chain, branched-chain and cyclic compounds, including homocyclic and heterocyclic types. The classification also uses functional groups to distinguish hydrocarbons, halo compounds, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, which is different from naming compounds by IUPAC rules.
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