Derek H. R. Barton
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Derek H. R. Barton was a Nobel Prize–winning British chemist renowned for his pioneering work in conformational analysis and major contributions to organic chemistry.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Derek H. R. Barton canonical | 6 |
| Derek Barton | 1 |
| Sir Derek Barton | 1 |
| Sir Derek H. R. Barton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derek H. R. Barton Context triple: [ACS Award in Organic Chemistry, hasRecipient, Derek H. R. Barton]
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George A. Olah
George A. Olah was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his groundbreaking work on carbocations and superacids, which fundamentally advanced the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms.
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B.
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the electronic structure of molecules and the development of the Woodward–Hoffmann rules.
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C.
Albert Eschenmoser
Albert Eschenmoser is a Swiss organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and synthesis of vitamin B12 and for fundamental contributions to the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms and prebiotic chemistry.
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D.
John Polanyi
John Polanyi is a Canadian chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics.
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E.
Dudley R. Herschbach
Dudley R. Herschbach is an American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in molecular beam experiments that advanced the understanding of chemical reaction dynamics.
- 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: Derek H. R. Barton Target entity description: Derek H. R. Barton was a Nobel Prize–winning British chemist renowned for his pioneering work in conformational analysis and major contributions to organic chemistry.
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A.
George A. Olah
George A. Olah was a Nobel Prize–winning chemist renowned for his groundbreaking work on carbocations and superacids, which fundamentally advanced the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms.
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B.
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-American theoretical chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the electronic structure of molecules and the development of the Woodward–Hoffmann rules.
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C.
Albert Eschenmoser
Albert Eschenmoser is a Swiss organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work on the structure and synthesis of vitamin B12 and for fundamental contributions to the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms and prebiotic chemistry.
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D.
John Polanyi
John Polanyi is a Canadian chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics.
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E.
Dudley R. Herschbach
Dudley R. Herschbach is an American chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in molecular beam experiments that advanced the understanding of chemical reaction dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ organic chemist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Davy Medal ⓘ Lavoisier Medal ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists) ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Royal Medal ⓘ Tetrahedron Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| educatedAt | Imperial College London ⓘ |
| employer |
Birkbeck, University of London
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surface form:
Birkbeck College, University of London
Imperial College London ⓘ Texas A&M University ⓘ University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| familyName | Barton ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conformational analysis
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organic chemistry ⓘ stereochemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Derek ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
chemistry
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organic chemistry ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern stereochemical theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christopher Kelk Ingold ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of methods for radical reactions in organic synthesis
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pioneering conformational analysis in organic chemistry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
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surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
Royal Society ⓘ |
| middleName |
Harold
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Richard ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| notableStudent | various prominent organic chemists of the late 20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Barton reaction
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Barton–McCombie deoxygenation ⓘ conformational analysis of cyclohexane and related compounds ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow
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professor at Texas A&M University ⓘ professor of organic chemistry ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
College Station, Texas
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Glasgow ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
Sir Derek Barton
this entity surface form:
Derek Barton
this entity surface form:
Sir Derek H. R. Barton