Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

I was a 19th century German chemist. I was the first to synthesize isobutyric acid, guanide, creatine, creatinine, and tyrosine. I also discovered an important rule about alcohols, which is named after me. But that's not what my name makes most people think of! It's the clever flask I invented! And I bet they can't even remember my full name, much less spell it right. Who am I?

  1. Engelbert Test Tube

  2. Friedrich von Beaker

  3. Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer

  4. Fritz Flask
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This describes Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer, a 19th-century German chemist who invented the iconic conical laboratory flask that bears his name. He also formulated rules about alcohols and synthesized several organic compounds, but the flask made his name immortal.

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