George Büchi

George Büchi
George Büchi
Born	August 1, 1921
Died	August 28, 1998 (aged 77)
Alma mater	ETH Zürich
	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

George Hermann Büchi (August 1, 1921 – August 28, 1998) was 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]

References

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.

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[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.