Question

The first organic compound prepared from an inorganic compound was:
a.) Urea
b.) Acetic acid
c.) Methane
d.) Benzene

Answer 1

Hint: The compound which was the first organic compound prepared from an inorganic compound is extensively produced by human bodies and other living organisms.

Complete step by step answer:
Urea is naturally produced in human bodies when the liver breaks down protein or amino acids, and ammonia. The kidneys then transfer the compound from the blood to the urine. The extra nitrogen in our body is expelled from the body through urea, and because it is extremely soluble, it is a very efficient process.
In 1828, the German chemist Friedrich Wöhler obtained urea artificially by treating silver cyanate with ammonium chloride in a laboratory. This was the first time an organic compound was artificially synthesized from inorganic starting materials, without any kind of involvement of the living organisms.
So, the correct answer is “Option A”.

Note: Over 90% of urea produced in the laboratory is used as a fertilizer. The main function of Urea fertilizer is to provide the plants with nitrogen to promote green leafy growth and make the plants look lush. Urea also aids the photosynthesis process in the plants. The urea fertilizers can provide only nitrogen and not phosphorus or potassium.
It also has other uses which include the manufacture of the melamine and it is used in melamine-methanal resins. Urea itself also forms very important resins. An increasingly important use of urea is in minimizing the air pollution from diesel engines in cars, buses and lorries as a green compound.