Phil Baran
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Phil Baran is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in synthetic organic chemistry and the development of innovative methods for constructing complex natural products.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phil Baran canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8038640 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phil Baran Context triple: [Baran, hasNotableBearer, Phil Baran]
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A.
Cliff Eidelman
Cliff Eidelman is an American composer best known for his orchestral film scores, including his acclaimed work on movies such as Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and other major Hollywood productions.
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B.
Barry Kramer
Barry Kramer is an American video editor and internet personality best known for his work on the Game Grumps YouTube channel and related online projects.
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C.
Howard Lasnik
Howard Lasnik is a prominent American linguist known for his influential work in generative syntax and his close collaboration with Noam Chomsky in developing contemporary syntactic theory.
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D.
Rob Wasserman
Rob Wasserman was an American Grammy-winning bassist and composer known for his innovative solo work and collaborations with artists such as Bob Weir, Lou Reed, and Elvis Costello.
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E.
Barry Eisenberg
Barry Eisenberg is the father of former child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg, known for her Pepsi commercials and film roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- 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: Phil Baran Target entity description: Phil Baran is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in synthetic organic chemistry and the development of innovative methods for constructing complex natural products.
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A.
Cliff Eidelman
Cliff Eidelman is an American composer best known for his orchestral film scores, including his acclaimed work on movies such as Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and other major Hollywood productions.
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B.
Barry Kramer
Barry Kramer is an American video editor and internet personality best known for his work on the Game Grumps YouTube channel and related online projects.
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C.
Howard Lasnik
Howard Lasnik is a prominent American linguist known for his influential work in generative syntax and his close collaboration with Noam Chomsky in developing contemporary syntactic theory.
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D.
Rob Wasserman
Rob Wasserman was an American Grammy-winning bassist and composer known for his innovative solo work and collaborations with artists such as Bob Weir, Lou Reed, and Elvis Costello.
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E.
Barry Eisenberg
Barry Eisenberg is the father of former child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg, known for her Pepsi commercials and film roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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academic ⓘ chemist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | K. C. Nicolaou ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
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Aldrich Lecture Award ⓘ Elias J. Corey Award ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ Royal Society of Chemistry synthetic organic chemistry awards ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | pharmaceutical industry ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | K. C. Nicolaou ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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New York University ⓘ The Scripps Research Institute ⓘ |
| employer | The Scripps Research Institute ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
C–H functionalization
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electroorganic synthesis ⓘ medicinal chemistry ⓘ natural product synthesis ⓘ organic chemistry ⓘ radical chemistry ⓘ synthetic organic chemistry ⓘ |
| hasHIndex | high citation impact in chemistry ⓘ |
| hasORCID | 0000-0002-7125-7685 ⓘ |
| hasResearchGroup | Baran Lab ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
electrosynthesis in flow
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late-stage functionalization ⓘ streamlined synthetic routes ⓘ sustainable synthetic methods ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.scripps.edu/baran ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Elias J. Corey
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K. C. Nicolaou ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative strategies for natural product synthesis
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pioneering work in synthetic organic chemistry ⓘ practical and scalable synthetic methods ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Chemical Society ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of C–H functionalization methods
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electrochemical methods in organic synthesis ⓘ scalable synthetic routes to pharmaceuticals ⓘ total synthesis of complex natural products ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry
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Professor of Chemistry ⓘ |
| workLocation |
La Jolla, California
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linked to:
La Jolla, California, United States
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| workplace |
Scripps Research
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linked to:
The Scripps Research Institute
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phil Baran Description of subject: Phil Baran is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in synthetic organic chemistry and the development of innovative methods for constructing complex natural products.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.