Emanuele Paternò
Emanuele Paternò, 9th Marquess of Sessa was an Italian chemist and is credited with the discovery of the Paternò–Büchi reaction.
Emanuele Paternò di Sessa | |
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 Emanuele Paternò | |
| Born | 12 December 1847 |
| Died | 17 January 1935 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | italian |
| Alma mater | University of Palermo |
| Known for | Paternò–Büchi reaction |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, Politics |
| Institutions | University of Palermo, University of Torino, University of Rome, University of Marburg |
| Doctoral advisor | Stanislao Cannizzaro |
Biography
He was born in Palermo in 1847 as the Marquess of Sessa, in a branch of the House of Paternò. He studied at the University of Palermo with Stanislao Cannizzaro.
Scientific career
In 1871 he became a lecturer at the University of Torino, but returned to Palermo the following year as Cannizzaro's successor. In 1892 he became a professor at the University of Rome. His main area of research was photochemistry, and discovered the Paternò–Büchi reaction in 1909.[1] The reaction was improved by George Büchi, its other namesake, in 1954.[2]
Political career
Paternò was politically active. He served as the Mayor of Palermo (1890–1892), and in 1890 he was appointed by King Victor Emmanuel III a member of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy. He was later elected vice president (1904-1919) of the Italian upper house.
References
- E. Paterno; G. Chieffi (1909). Gazz. Chim. Ital. 39: 341.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - 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.