George Hermann Büchi (August 1, 1921 – August 28, 1998) was a Swiss organic chemist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Paternò's reaction", known since the early twentieth century,[1] was renamed to the "Paternò–Büchi reaction" based on enhancements made to it by Büchi's research group.[2]
George Büchi | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1921 Baden, Switzerland |
| Died | August 28, 1998 (aged 77) Switzerland |
| Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
| Awards | Ernest Guenther Award (1958) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Beitrag zur Konstitutionsaufklärung des Breins (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Leopold Ružička |
| Doctoral students | Edward M. Burgess |
Büchi died at the age of 77 of heart failure while hiking with his wife in Switzerland.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Paterno, E.; Chieffi, G. (1909). "Synthesis in organic chemistry using light. Note II. Compounds of unsaturated hydrocarbons with aldehydes and ketones". Gazzetta Chimica Italiana. 39 (2): 341–361.
- ^ G. Büchi; Charles G. Inman; E. S. Lipinsky (1954). "Light-catalyzed Organic Reactions. I. The Reaction of Carbonyl Compounds with 2-Methyl-2-butene in the Presence of Ultraviolet Light". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 76 (17): 4327–4331. doi:10.1021/ja01646a024.
- ^ Biographical Memoirs. 2001. doi:10.17226/10169. ISBN 978-0-309-07572-5.
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (8 September 1998). "George H. Buchi, Organic Chemist, Dies at 77". The New York Times.
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