1832 ⟶ Wöhler and Liebig Discover and Explain Functional Groups in Organic Chemistry
Friedrich Wöhler and Justus von Liebig discover and explain ...
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⚛️ Wöhler and Liebig Discover Isomers
Friedrich Wöhler and Justus von Liebig perform the first confirmed discovery and explanation of isomers, earlier named by Berzelius. Working with cyanic acid and fulminic acid, they correctly deduce that isomerism was caused by differing arrangements of atoms within a molecular structure.⟶
ChemistryIsomerismMolecular structureOrganic chemistry19th centuryAtomsScientific discovery
Germany🧪 Friedrich Woehler Synthesizes Urea
Friedrich Woehler synthesized urea; first synthesis of an organic compound from inorganic starting materials.⟶
ChemistryOrganic chemistryUreaChemical synthesisVitalism19th centuryWoehler
Germany⚗️ Friedrich Wöhler Synthesizes Urea, Disproving Vitalism
🧪 Wöhler and Liebig Discover and Explain Functional Groups in Organic Chemistry
Friedrich Wöhler and Justus von Liebig discover and explain functional groups and radicals in relation to organic chemistry.⟶
Organic ChemistryChemistryFunctional GroupsWöhlerLiebig19th CenturyChemical Theory
Germany⚛️ Friedrich August Kekulé proposes carbon tetravalence
Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz proposes that carbon is tetravalent, or forms exactly four chemical bonds.⟶
Carbon TetravalenceMolecular StructureFriedrich August KekuléOrganic ChemistryChemical Bonds19th CenturyChemistry
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