George Büchi

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	(1921-08-01)August 1, 1921 Baden, Switzerland
Died	August 28, 1998(1998-08-28) (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

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. Biographical Memoirs. 2001. doi:10.17226/10169. ISBN 978-0-309-07572-5.
4. Saxon, Wolfgang (8 September 1998). "George H. Buchi, Organic Chemist, Dies at 77". The New York Times.