Was it benzene?

i think it is the substituted compounds which was first known because of their applications when compared to benzene.

"Michael Faraday first isolated and identified benzene in 1825 from the oily residue derived from the production of illuminating gas, giving it the name bicarburet of hydrogen." - which makes it pretty obvious what came first, the chicken(benzene) or the egg(its substituted compounds).

No.It was not benzene.It was urea synthesised by Wohler.

@vinay i feel like wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at ur answer ROFL~

See,I thought that you are asking about first organic compound.

And I do not understand with ROFL?

@Chinmay : It's not nice being sarcastic like that...he misread the question, can happen to anyone. Imagine yourself misreading the question in your JEE...you get my point.
@vinay : Rofl = rolling on floor laughing.

i am sorry vinay!

Its ok Chinmaya.