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Who synthesized acetic acid in 1845, demonstrating that organic compounds could be synthesized from inorganic sources in a laboratory?

Options

  1. AF. Wohler
  2. BBerthelot
  3. CBerzilius
  4. DKolbe

Correct answer

D. Kolbe

Step-by-step solution

Kolbe synthesized acetic acid in 1845, showing that organic compounds could be synthesized from inorganic sources in a laboratory.

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