Geoffrey Wilkinson
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Geoffrey Wilkinson was a British chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in organometallic chemistry, particularly the discovery of ferrocene and the development of Wilkinson's catalyst.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Geoffrey Wilkinson canonical | 3 |
| Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geoffrey Wilkinson Context triple: [Wilkinson, hasNotableBearer, Geoffrey Wilkinson]
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David W. C. MacMillan
David W. C. MacMillan is a Scottish-born chemist renowned for pioneering organocatalysis, work that earned him the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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B.
Henry Taube
Henry Taube was a Canadian-born American chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions in inorganic chemistry, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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C.
Eugene G. Rochow
Eugene G. Rochow was an American inorganic chemist renowned for pioneering organosilicon chemistry and the direct process for producing silicones, achievements that earned him the Priestley Medal.
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D.
Christopher Longuet-Higgins
Christopher Longuet-Higgins was a British theoretical chemist and cognitive scientist known for his influential work in artificial intelligence and the study of human perception and cognition.
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E.
Richard R. Schrock
Richard R. Schrock is an American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on olefin metathesis and organometallic chemistry.
- 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: Geoffrey Wilkinson Target entity description: Geoffrey Wilkinson was a British chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in organometallic chemistry, particularly the discovery of ferrocene and the development of Wilkinson's catalyst.
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A.
David W. C. MacMillan
David W. C. MacMillan is a Scottish-born chemist renowned for pioneering organocatalysis, work that earned him the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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B.
Henry Taube
Henry Taube was a Canadian-born American chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions in inorganic chemistry, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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C.
Eugene G. Rochow
Eugene G. Rochow was an American inorganic chemist renowned for pioneering organosilicon chemistry and the direct process for producing silicones, achievements that earned him the Priestley Medal.
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D.
Christopher Longuet-Higgins
Christopher Longuet-Higgins was a British theoretical chemist and cognitive scientist known for his influential work in artificial intelligence and the study of human perception and cognition.
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E.
Richard R. Schrock
Richard R. Schrock is an American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on olefin metathesis and organometallic chemistry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British chemist
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Nobel laureate ⓘ chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Davy Medal ⓘ Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) ⓘ
surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists) ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Royal Medal ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| coAuthor | F. Albert Cotton ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developed |
Wilkinson's catalyst
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rhodium-based homogeneous hydrogenation catalysts ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Imperial College London ⓘ |
| employer | Imperial College London ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilkinson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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inorganic chemistry ⓘ organometallic chemistry ⓘ |
| fullName |
Geoffrey Wilkinson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson
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| givenName | Geoffrey ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
coordination chemistry
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transition metal chemistry ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
applications of homogeneous catalysis in industry
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development of modern organometallic chemistry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-discovery of ferrocene structure
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development of Wilkinson's catalyst (RhCl(PPh3)3) ⓘ pioneering work in organometallic chemistry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Society
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Royal Society of Chemistry ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | knighthood in the United Kingdom honours system ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cotton–Wilkinson Advanced Inorganic Chemistry textbook
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Wilkinson's catalyst ⓘ discovery of ferrocene ⓘ homogeneous catalysis ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Imperial College London ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantPublication | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (with F. Albert Cotton) ⓘ |
| studied |
organometallic reaction mechanisms
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sandwich compounds ⓘ transition metal complexes ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson