identified important diatomic gas opened way describing compounds reactions according stoichiometric ratios discovery practical synthesis ammonia using iron catalysts carl bosch fritz haber early deeply impacted mankind demonstrating significance inorganic chemical synthesis typical main group compounds sio sub sub sncl sub sub n sub sub many main group compounds also classed organometallic contain organic groups eg b ch sub sub sub sub main group compounds also occur nature eg phosphate dna therefore may classed bioinorganic conversely organic
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