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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.

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

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.

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