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, was renamed to the "Paternò–Büchi reaction" based on enhancements made to it by Büchi's research group.
George Büchi | |
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| 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.
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