Wöhler's Synthesis of Urea:: How Do the Textbooks Report It?

• Paul S. Cohen ^[2] ; Stephen M. Cohen ^[1]
  1. [1] Rutgers University

     Rutgers University

     City of New Brunswick, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Trenton State College
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 73, Nº 9 (September), 1996, págs. 883-886
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Most general chemistry and organic chemistry textbooks describe Friedrich Wöhler's synthesis of urea as the moment when modern organic chemistry was born. We surveyed 35 modern and classic texts to learn what each noted of Wöhler's work. These books do not agree about the exact nature of Wöhler's experiment and its significance.