Organic chemistry




Father of organic chemistry
A. Friedrich Wohler

Element present in all organic compounds?
A. Carbon

Who coined the term organic chemistry?
A. Jacob Berzelius

Most abundant organic compound on earth?
A. Cellulose

First artificially made carbon compound?
A. Urea

Carbon compounds used as fuel?
A. Hydrocarbons

Gas used for the manufacturing of chloroform?
A. Methane

Gas known as March gas?
A. Methane

Main constituent of LPG
A. Propane,Butane

Organic compounds essential for the functioning of human body?
A.Carbohydrates

The basic units of Carbohydrates?
A. Monosaccharides

Example of monosaccharides
A. Glucose, Fructose
 The term ester was coined by 
A. Leopold Gmelin

Who discovered the esterification process?
A. Hermann Louis Fischer

Ester bond in DNA
A. Phospho di-ester bond

Functional group of alcohol?
A. Hydroxyl (OH)

Enzymes in yeast to help fermentation?
A. Zymase and invertase

Fractional distillation of wash will give 
A. Spirt

100% alcohol is known as 
A. Absolute alcohol
Liquor having highest alcohol content
A. Whiskey

Liquor having lowest alcohol content
Beer (3-6%)

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