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    Friedrich Wöhler (German: [ˈvøːlɐ]) FRS(For) HonFRSE (31 July 1800 – 23 September 1882) was a German chemist known for his work in both organic and inorganic...
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  • The Wöhler synthesis is the conversion of ammonium cyanate into urea. This chemical reaction was described in 1828 by Friedrich Wöhler. It is often cited...
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    placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Wöhler. "Wöhler (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research...
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    formed sweet salts. The name "beryllium" was first used by Wöhler in 1828. Friedrich Wöhler and Antoine Bussy independently isolated beryllium in 1828...
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  • and is an important raw material for the chemical industry. In 1828, Friedrich Wöhler discovered that urea can be produced from inorganic starting materials...
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  • explosive compound silver fulminate. In 1825 he read a paper written by Friedrich Wöhler in which he describes a compound called silver cyanate, made in equal...
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    referred to as hydroquinones. The name "hydroquinone" was coined by Friedrich Wöhler in 1843. In 2021, it was the 282nd most commonly prescribed medication...
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    physicist Hans Christian Ørsted, whose work was extended by German chemist Friedrich Wöhler. Aluminium was difficult to refine and thus uncommon in actual use...
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    worldwide. It was established in 1832 and edited by Justus von Liebig with Friedrich Wöhler and others until Liebig's death in 1873. The journal was originally...
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    benzoin condensation was first reported in 1832 by Justus von Liebig and Friedrich Wöhler during their research on bitter almond oil. The catalytic version of...
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