Organic Chemistry extends back to 1828 when Organic Chemistry was the Chemistry of living matter.

In 1828, Professor Wohler who was at the time finishing up his post-doctoral work as a student, succeeded in synthesizing in the laboratory an organic compound previously observed in living tissue as Urea. Student Wohler made this organic compound from non-living chemical substance, Ammonium Cyanate. He evaporated a solution of Ammonium Cyanate to produce Urea. Organic Chemistry has undergone a substantial change since then. There are well over a million synthetic organic compounds. Organic Chemistry is defined as the Chemistry of Carbon and its compounds. Because Silicon is so similar to Carbon, Silicon and its compounds are often included in the current definition. Organic Chemistry can be divided up into families of compounds.

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