Triple
T5878374
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carl Djerassi |
E130681
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Syntex
Syntex was a pioneering pharmaceutical company best known for its role in developing the first oral contraceptive pill and advancing steroid chemistry.
|
E553341
|
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: Syntex | Statement: [Carl Djerassi, employer, Syntex]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Syntex Context triple: [Carl Djerassi, employer, Syntex]
-
A.
Smith, Kline & French
Smith, Kline & French was a major 20th-century pharmaceutical company known for developing and marketing important prescription drugs before becoming part of GlaxoSmithKline.
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B.
Upjohn Company
Upjohn Company was a prominent American pharmaceutical manufacturer founded in the 19th century, known for its innovations in drug formulation and its long-standing presence in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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C.
SmithKline Beckman
SmithKline Beckman was a major American pharmaceutical and diagnostics company formed by the merger of SmithKline and Beckman Instruments, later becoming part of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
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D.
Schering
Schering is a German surname most notably associated with Ernst Schering, a 19th-century pharmacist and founder of the pharmaceutical company Schering AG.
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E.
Hoechst
Hoechst was a major German chemical and pharmaceutical company that later became part of the conglomerate IG Farben.
- 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: Syntex Triple: [Carl Djerassi, employer, Syntex]
Generated description
Syntex was a pioneering pharmaceutical company best known for its role in developing the first oral contraceptive pill and advancing steroid chemistry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Syntex Target entity description: Syntex was a pioneering pharmaceutical company best known for its role in developing the first oral contraceptive pill and advancing steroid chemistry.
-
A.
Smith, Kline & French
Smith, Kline & French was a major 20th-century pharmaceutical company known for developing and marketing important prescription drugs before becoming part of GlaxoSmithKline.
-
B.
Upjohn Company
Upjohn Company was a prominent American pharmaceutical manufacturer founded in the 19th century, known for its innovations in drug formulation and its long-standing presence in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
-
C.
SmithKline Beckman
SmithKline Beckman was a major American pharmaceutical and diagnostics company formed by the merger of SmithKline and Beckman Instruments, later becoming part of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
-
D.
Schering
Schering is a German surname most notably associated with Ernst Schering, a 19th-century pharmacist and founder of the pharmaceutical company Schering AG.
-
E.
Hoechst
Hoechst was a major German chemical and pharmaceutical company that later became part of the conglomerate IG Farben.
- 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_69c0085523688190bfd487479ce819e6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c036327efc8190858e9364cd5d317b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0b12861c081909f95f1ef6a1f457c |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0b299fe78819089a2ca8a1ae44329 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0b2ea7e60819099417b5acb21f8d0 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 3:26 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:57 p.m.