Erick M. Carreira
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Erick M. Carreira is a prominent organic chemist known for his contributions to synthetic methodology and natural product synthesis, and for serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Angewandte Chemie.
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| Erick M. Carreira canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2947660 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erick M. Carreira Context triple: [Elias J. Corey, doctoralStudent, Erick M. Carreira]
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Eduardo Ciannelli
Eduardo Ciannelli was an Italian-American character actor and opera singer known for his intense screen presence and frequent portrayals of villains in classic Hollywood films.
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B.
Eduardo Kneese de Mello
Eduardo Kneese de Mello was a Brazilian modernist architect known for his influential role in shaping São Paulo’s urban landscape and public spaces.
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C.
J. David López-Salido
J. David López-Salido is an economist known for his coauthored research in macroeconomics and monetary policy, including work with Jordi Galí.
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D.
Daniel Rezende
Daniel Rezende is a Brazilian film editor best known for his acclaimed work on internationally recognized films such as "City of God" and other major cinematic projects.
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E.
Zachary A. Cunha
Zachary A. Cunha is an American lawyer who serves as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.
- 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: Erick M. Carreira Target entity description: Erick M. Carreira is a prominent organic chemist known for his contributions to synthetic methodology and natural product synthesis, and for serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Angewandte Chemie.
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A.
Eduardo Ciannelli
Eduardo Ciannelli was an Italian-American character actor and opera singer known for his intense screen presence and frequent portrayals of villains in classic Hollywood films.
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B.
Eduardo Kneese de Mello
Eduardo Kneese de Mello was a Brazilian modernist architect known for his influential role in shaping São Paulo’s urban landscape and public spaces.
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C.
J. David López-Salido
J. David López-Salido is an economist known for his coauthored research in macroeconomics and monetary policy, including work with Jordi Galí.
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D.
Daniel Rezende
Daniel Rezende is a Brazilian film editor best known for his acclaimed work on internationally recognized films such as "City of God" and other major cinematic projects.
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E.
Zachary A. Cunha
Zachary A. Cunha is an American lawyer who serves as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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chemist ⓘ organic chemist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | modern synthetic organic chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
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Royal Society of Chemistry Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award ⓘ RSC Centenary Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize
Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfEmployment | Switzerland ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | David A. Evans ⓘ |
| editorInChiefOf | Angewandte Chemie ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| employer | ETH Zurich ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
asymmetric synthesis
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natural product synthesis ⓘ organic chemistry ⓘ synthetic methodology ⓘ synthetic organic chemistry ⓘ total synthesis of complex natural products ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Erik
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surface form:
Erick
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| hasAcademicDiscipline | chemistry ⓘ |
| hasRole |
research group leader
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scientific journal editor ⓘ |
| influenced | development of new strategies in total synthesis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to natural product synthesis
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contributions to synthetic methodology ⓘ development of new synthetic methods ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Chemical Society ⓘ |
| name | Erick M. Carreira self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableStudent | synthetic organic chemists trained in his laboratory ⓘ |
| notableWork |
research on asymmetric catalysis
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synthesis of bioactive natural products ⓘ |
| occupation |
chemist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
editor-in-chief of Angewandte Chemie
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professor of organic chemistry at ETH Zurich ⓘ |
| publicationType | research articles in organic chemistry ⓘ |
| workFocus | design of efficient stereoselective reactions ⓘ |
| workLocation | Zurich ⓘ |
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