Triple

T2974280
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject K. Barry Sharpless E80355 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Sharpless epoxidation
Sharpless epoxidation is a landmark asymmetric oxidation reaction in organic chemistry that enables the enantioselective conversion of allylic alcohols to epoxides using chiral catalysts.
 E316986 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 epoxidation | Statement: [K. Barry Sharpless, notableWork, Sharpless epoxidation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sharpless epoxidation
Context triple: [K. Barry Sharpless, notableWork, Sharpless epoxidation]
  • 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. Beilstein
    Beilstein is a small historic town in western Germany, known for its medieval architecture and picturesque setting in the Lahn region.
  • 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 epoxidation
Triple: [K. Barry Sharpless, notableWork, Sharpless epoxidation]
Generated description
Sharpless epoxidation is a landmark asymmetric oxidation reaction in organic chemistry that enables the enantioselective conversion of allylic alcohols to epoxides using chiral catalysts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sharpless epoxidation
Target entity description: Sharpless epoxidation is a landmark asymmetric oxidation reaction in organic chemistry that enables the enantioselective conversion of allylic alcohols to epoxides using chiral catalysts.
  • 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. Beilstein
    Beilstein is a small historic town in western Germany, known for its medieval architecture and picturesque setting in the Lahn region.
  • 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.