| Around 1816 Michel Chevreul started a study of soap made from | | |
| He separated the different acids that, in combination with | | |
| Since these were all individual compounds, he demonstrated that it was possible to make a chemical changes | | |
| These fats traditionally come from organic sources and due to them it is possible to produce | | |
| In 1828 Friedrich Wohler first manufactured the organic chemical urea | | |
| He got it from the inorganic ammonium cyanate NH4OCN, in what is now called | | |
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