Which of the following people was the first to synthesize an organic compound, urea, from inorganic starting materials?
A) Stanley Miller
B) Jakob Berzelius
C) Friedrich Wohler
D) Hermann Kolbe
E) August Kekulé

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Friedrich Wohler was the first to synthesize urea from inorganic starting materials in 1828, disproving the idea of vitalism which suggested that organic compounds could only be synthesized by living organisms. Stanley Miller conducted the famous Miller-Urey experiment in 1952 which simulated the conditions of early Earth and produced some organic molecules, but he did not synthesize urea. Jakob Berzelius, Hermann Kolbe, and August Kekulé were influential chemists in their own right, but they did not synthesize urea either.

Which of the Following People Was the First to Synthesize