George Büchi

George Hermann Büchi (August 1, 1921 – August 28, 1998) was 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(1921-08-01)August 1, 1921
Baden, Switzerland
DiedAugust 28, 1998(1998-08-28) (aged 77)
Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Alma materETH Zürich
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisBeitrag zur Konstitutionsaufklärung des Breins (1949)
Doctoral advisorLeopold Ružička
Doctoral studentsEdward M. Burgess

Büchi died at the age of 77 of heart failure while hiking with his wife in Switzerland.[3][4]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. https://www.nap.edu/read/10169/chapter/4#15
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/08/us/george-h-buchi-organic-chemist-dies-at-77.html


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