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was the first artificially synthesised organic compound.

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Urea

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Ethanol

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Acetic acid

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The correct option is A Urea
In 1828, Friedrich Wohler synthesised urea $(N H_{2} C O N H_{2})$ from ammonium sulphate and potassium cyanate. This reaction is also called as Wohler synthesis and is considered to be the starting point of the organic chemistry.

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