Who has synthesised the organic compound 'urea' for the first time?

Friedrich Wohler

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The correct option is C Friedrich Wohler
In 1828, the German chemist Friedrich Wöhler obtained urea artificially by treating silver cyanate with ammonium chloride.

This was the first time an organic compound was artificially synthesized from inorganic starting materials, without the involvement of living organisms.

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