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Write history and devlopement of organic chemistry |
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Answer» Solution :Science of organic chemistry is about two hundred years old. 1828: In 1828F, Wohler synthesised an organic compound, UREA from an inorganic compound, ammonium cyanate, `UNDERSET("Ammonium cyanate")(NH_(4)CNO) overset("Heat")RARR underset("Urea")(NH_(2)CONH_(2))` The pioneering synthesis of acetic acid by Kolbe (1845) and that of methane by BERTHELOT (1856) showed conclusively that organic compounds could be synthesised from inorganic sources in a laboratory. |
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