Question

8. Name the first organic compound prepared in lab.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The first organic compound prepared in the laboratory is urea

Answer 2

UREA:

• The first organic compound prepared in the laboratory is urea. German chemist Friedrich Wohler prepared urea in a laboratory in 1828 from ammonium cyanate.

• Urea is now prepared commercially in vast amounts from liquid ammonia and liquid carbon dioxide. These two materials are combined under high pressure and elevated to make the inorganic substance ammonium cyanate.
• It is a nitrogenous compound containing a carbonyl group attached to two amine groups.

                     NH4CNO → (H2N)2CO

• Ammonium cyanate is an inorganic compound while urea is an organic compound. Wohler prepared urea without involving living organisms.

Importance of urea:

• Human urine has a major organic component as urea.
• Urea is used as a fertilizer due to its high levels of nitrogen.
• Dry, rough skin conditions can be treated by urea. It is also helpful in removing dead tissues.
• Urea dissolves in the kidney and blood excrete it in urine.
• It is non-toxic, colorless, and can be dissolved in water.