1. In 1845, the German chemist who published a method for the synthesis of 'acetic acid', a natural product containing two carbon atoms, was Hermann Kolbe.

2. He created carbon disulfide with chlorine, and the end result was carbon tetrachloride.

1. That class of compounds, which contain a functional group –OH, is called alcohol.

2. Alcohols contain a hydrogen atom and a hydroxyl group (-OH) along with a carbon atom.

3. The hydroxyl group is a polar group, which makes the alcohol soluble in water.