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Who synthesised acetic acid for the first time?

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Berzelius

Kolbe

F Wohler

Berthelot

- Friedrich Wohler: Known for synthesizing urea in 1828, which debunked the belief that organic compounds can only be produced by living organisms.

- Jöns Jakob Berzelius: A pioneering chemist known for developing the modern chemical formula notation and identifying numerous elements.

- Hermann Kolbe: The first to synthesize acetic acid from inorganic substances in 1845, using carbon disulfide and other chemicals.

- Marcellin Berthelot: A French chemist credited with synthesizing many organic compounds, but not acetic acid.