History...Key time -Organic Chemistry is... Old:“derived from living organisms” ·New:“chemistry of carbon compoundsi” From inorganic to organic,Wohler,1828 In 1770,Swedish chemist Torberm Bergman was the first to express the difference between "organic"and “inorganic'”substances Organic---derived from living organism Originally,Study of compounds extracted from living organisms and their natural products INORGANIC CHEMICALS were found primarily in the earth as mineral deposits,but could also be prepared by man. History… Key time ▪Organic Chemistry is… ▪ Old: “derived from living organisms” ▪ New: “chemistry of carbon compounds” ▪ From inorganic to organic, Wöhler, 1828 ▪ In 1770, Swedish chemist Torberm Bergman was the first to express the difference between “organic” and “inorganic” substances Organic --- derived from living organism ▪ Originally, Study of compounds extracted from living organisms and their natural products INORGANIC CHEMICALS were found primarily in the earth as mineral deposits, but could also be prepared by man