Swern oxidation
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Swern oxidation is an organic chemistry reaction that converts primary and secondary alcohols into aldehydes and ketones under mild, low-temperature conditions using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and an activating agent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swern oxidation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19066348 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swern oxidation Context triple: [Corey–Kim oxidation, relatedTo, Swern oxidation]
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Corey–Kim oxidation
Corey–Kim oxidation is an organic chemistry reaction that converts primary and secondary alcohols into aldehydes and ketones using N-chlorosuccinimide and dimethyl sulfide under mild conditions.
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B.
Shi epoxidation
Shi epoxidation is an asymmetric organocatalytic reaction that converts alkenes to chiral epoxides using a fructose-derived ketone catalyst and an oxidant such as oxone.
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C.
Barton–McCombie deoxygenation
Barton–McCombie deoxygenation is an organic chemistry reaction that converts alcohols into the corresponding hydrocarbons via radical-mediated removal of the hydroxyl group.
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D.
Heck reaction
The Heck reaction is a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling between alkenes and aryl or vinyl halides, widely used in organic synthesis to form carbon–carbon bonds.
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E.
Norrish reaction
The Norrish reaction is a photochemical process in organic chemistry involving the cleavage and rearrangement of carbonyl compounds under ultraviolet light, fundamental to understanding photodegradation and radical mechanisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swern oxidation Target entity description: Swern oxidation is an organic chemistry reaction that converts primary and secondary alcohols into aldehydes and ketones under mild, low-temperature conditions using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and an activating agent.
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A.
Corey–Kim oxidation
Corey–Kim oxidation is an organic chemistry reaction that converts primary and secondary alcohols into aldehydes and ketones using N-chlorosuccinimide and dimethyl sulfide under mild conditions.
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B.
Shi epoxidation
Shi epoxidation is an asymmetric organocatalytic reaction that converts alkenes to chiral epoxides using a fructose-derived ketone catalyst and an oxidant such as oxone.
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C.
Barton–McCombie deoxygenation
Barton–McCombie deoxygenation is an organic chemistry reaction that converts alcohols into the corresponding hydrocarbons via radical-mediated removal of the hydroxyl group.
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D.
Heck reaction
The Heck reaction is a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling between alkenes and aryl or vinyl halides, widely used in organic synthesis to form carbon–carbon bonds.
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E.
Norrish reaction
The Norrish reaction is a photochemical process in organic chemistry involving the cleavage and rearrangement of carbonyl compounds under ultraviolet light, fundamental to understanding photodegradation and radical mechanisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
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