Herbert Otis House (December 5, 1929 – October 2, 2013[1]) was an American organic chemist.
House was born in Willoughby, Ohio, and obtained his Ph.D. in 1953 from the University of Illinois under the guidance of Reynold Fuson.
During this time, he co-discovered the Corey-House alkane synthesis, an early example of a transition metal mediated cross-coupling reaction.
In addition to the publication of 180 scientific papers, House received the American Chemical Society's Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Chemistry (1975) and authored the textbook Modern Synthetic Reactions.
[3] Renowned organic chemist Barry Trost (Stanford University, formerly Wisconsin) received his Ph.D. (1965) under his mentorship.