Eric N. Jacobsen
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Eric N. Jacobsen is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in asymmetric catalysis and chiral catalyst design.
All labels observed (1)
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| Eric N. Jacobsen canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eric N. Jacobsen Context triple: [ACS Award in Organic Chemistry, hasRecipient, Eric N. Jacobsen]
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A.
Christopher Lennertz
Christopher Lennertz is an American composer best known for his film, television, and video game scores, including work on major comedies, action films, and popular series like Supernatural.
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B.
Michael Larsen
Michael Larsen is the person credited with coining the now-popular term “Painted Ladies” to describe the colorfully restored Victorian and Edwardian houses of San Francisco.
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C.
Eric Wetzels
Eric Wetzels is a Dutch politician who serves as the chairperson of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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D.
Jere Shea
Jere Shea is an American actor best known for his work in television and theater, including a prominent role in the crime drama series "City on a Hill."
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E.
Chris Malachowsky
Chris Malachowsky is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of NVIDIA, a leading technology company in graphics processing and AI computing.
- 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: Eric N. Jacobsen Target entity description: Eric N. Jacobsen is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in asymmetric catalysis and chiral catalyst design.
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A.
Christopher Lennertz
Christopher Lennertz is an American composer best known for his film, television, and video game scores, including work on major comedies, action films, and popular series like Supernatural.
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B.
Michael Larsen
Michael Larsen is the person credited with coining the now-popular term “Painted Ladies” to describe the colorfully restored Victorian and Edwardian houses of San Francisco.
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C.
Eric Wetzels
Eric Wetzels is a Dutch politician who serves as the chairperson of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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D.
Jere Shea
Jere Shea is an American actor best known for his work in television and theater, including a prominent role in the crime drama series "City on a Hill."
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E.
Chris Malachowsky
Chris Malachowsky is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of NVIDIA, a leading technology company in graphics processing and AI computing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American chemist
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academic ⓘ chemist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| contributedTo | advancement of asymmetric catalysis in organic synthesis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
asymmetric catalysis
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catalysis ⓘ chemistry ⓘ chiral catalyst design ⓘ organic chemistry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
catalysis
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organic chemistry ⓘ |
| influencedDomain |
enantioselective catalyst design
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pharmaceutical synthesis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
design of chiral catalysts
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development of small-molecule chiral catalysts ⓘ organocatalysis research ⓘ pioneering work in asymmetric catalysis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| occupation |
chemist
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university professor ⓘ |
| researchArea |
asymmetric addition reactions
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asymmetric epoxidation ⓘ chiral hydrogen-bond donor catalysis ⓘ |
| workFocus |
development of new catalytic methodologies
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enantioselective reactions ⓘ stereoselective synthesis ⓘ |
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Subject: Eric N. Jacobsen Description of subject: Eric N. Jacobsen is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in asymmetric catalysis and chiral catalyst design.
Referenced by (4)
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