R. Shibata
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R. Shibata is a chemist known for co-developing the Corey–Bakshi–Shibata (CBS) reduction, a widely used method for enantioselective carbonyl reduction in organic synthesis.
All labels observed (1)
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| R. Shibata canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19066281 — 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: R. Shibata Context triple: [Corey–Bakshi–Shibata reduction, developedBy, R. Shibata]
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A.
T. Umemoto
T. Umemoto is a chemist renowned for pioneering contributions to fluorine chemistry, particularly in the development of electrophilic fluorinating reagents.
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B.
Hitoshi Saito
Hitoshi Saito was a Japanese judoka and two-time Olympic gold medalist renowned as one of the sport’s dominant heavyweights in the 1980s.
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C.
Hitoshi Takagi
Hitoshi Takagi is a Japanese voice actor best known for voicing the character Totoro in Studio Ghibli’s animated film "My Neighbor Totoro."
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D.
Hitoshi Sato
Hitoshi Sato is a Japanese former professional cyclist known for competing in national and international road racing events.
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E.
Takatoshi Nishiwaki
Takatoshi Nishiwaki is a Japanese politician serving as the governor of Kyoto Prefecture.
- 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: R. Shibata Target entity description: R. Shibata is a chemist known for co-developing the Corey–Bakshi–Shibata (CBS) reduction, a widely used method for enantioselective carbonyl reduction in organic synthesis.
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A.
T. Umemoto
T. Umemoto is a chemist renowned for pioneering contributions to fluorine chemistry, particularly in the development of electrophilic fluorinating reagents.
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B.
Hitoshi Saito
Hitoshi Saito was a Japanese judoka and two-time Olympic gold medalist renowned as one of the sport’s dominant heavyweights in the 1980s.
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C.
Hitoshi Takagi
Hitoshi Takagi is a Japanese voice actor best known for voicing the character Totoro in Studio Ghibli’s animated film "My Neighbor Totoro."
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D.
Hitoshi Sato
Hitoshi Sato is a Japanese former professional cyclist known for competing in national and international road racing events.
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E.
Takatoshi Nishiwaki
Takatoshi Nishiwaki is a Japanese politician serving as the governor of Kyoto Prefecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.