Pioneer in organic chemistry by synthesizing urea in 1828. |
Friedrich Wöhler was a pioneer in organic chemistry by synthesizing urea in 1828. This synthesis was integral in biochemistry because it showed that a compound known to be produced only by biological organisms could be produced in the laboratory, under controlled conditions. |
This synthesis was integral in biochemistry because it showed that a compound known to be produced only by biological organisms could be produced in the laboratory, under controlled conditions.
See also chemists, 19th century.