Triple

T2974281
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject K. Barry Sharpless E80355 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation
Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation is a landmark chemical reaction that uses chiral catalysts to add two hydroxyl groups across an alkene with high enantioselectivity, revolutionizing asymmetric synthesis in organic chemistry.
 E316987 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation | Statement: [K. Barry Sharpless, notableWork, Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation
Context triple: [K. Barry Sharpless, notableWork, Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation]
  • A. The Logic of Chemical Synthesis
    The Logic of Chemical Synthesis is a seminal book by chemist Elias J. Corey that systematically presents the principles and strategies of retrosynthetic analysis for designing complex organic molecule syntheses.
  • B. ChemCatChem
    ChemCatChem is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on catalysis research, including homogeneous, heterogeneous, and biocatalysis, published by Wiley-VCH.
  • C. Woodward–Hoffmann rules
    The Woodward–Hoffmann rules are fundamental principles in organic chemistry that predict the stereochemistry and feasibility of pericyclic reactions based on orbital symmetry considerations.
  • D. “Superacids”
    “Superacids” is a landmark chemistry book by George A. Olah that systematically explores extremely strong acids and their role in stabilizing carbocations and enabling unusual chemical reactions.
  • E. ACS Catalysis
    ACS Catalysis is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on cutting-edge research in catalysis across chemistry, biology, and engineering.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation
Triple: [K. Barry Sharpless, notableWork, Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation]
Generated description
Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation is a landmark chemical reaction that uses chiral catalysts to add two hydroxyl groups across an alkene with high enantioselectivity, revolutionizing asymmetric synthesis in organic chemistry.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation
Target entity description: Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation is a landmark chemical reaction that uses chiral catalysts to add two hydroxyl groups across an alkene with high enantioselectivity, revolutionizing asymmetric synthesis in organic chemistry.
  • A. The Logic of Chemical Synthesis
    The Logic of Chemical Synthesis is a seminal book by chemist Elias J. Corey that systematically presents the principles and strategies of retrosynthetic analysis for designing complex organic molecule syntheses.
  • B. ChemCatChem
    ChemCatChem is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on catalysis research, including homogeneous, heterogeneous, and biocatalysis, published by Wiley-VCH.
  • C. Woodward–Hoffmann rules
    The Woodward–Hoffmann rules are fundamental principles in organic chemistry that predict the stereochemistry and feasibility of pericyclic reactions based on orbital symmetry considerations.
  • D. “Superacids”
    “Superacids” is a landmark chemistry book by George A. Olah that systematically explores extremely strong acids and their role in stabilizing carbocations and enabling unusual chemical reactions.
  • E. ACS Catalysis
    ACS Catalysis is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on cutting-edge research in catalysis across chemistry, biology, and engineering.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ad8b14ffe881908ffed62f9595c867 completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad99894bb0819099fa5cc5166c0eeb completed March 8, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b108e6a5448190ae32e6d2db8e7248 completed March 11, 2026, 6:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b10a9ba2248190b756cb92437f49ec completed March 11, 2026, 6:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b10bb131e48190b0982db3a9656ddc completed March 11, 2026, 6:29 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:58 p.m.