Phil S. Baran
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Phil S. Baran is an American chemist renowned for his innovative work in synthetic organic chemistry and natural product synthesis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phil S. Baran canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phil S. Baran Context triple: [ACS Award in Organic Chemistry, hasRecipient, Phil S. Baran]
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A.
Eli Yablonovitch
Eli Yablonovitch is an American physicist and engineer renowned as a pioneer of photonic crystals and a leading figure in the field of photonics and optoelectronics.
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B.
Samuel J. Danishefsky
Samuel J. Danishefsky is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in complex natural product synthesis and contributions to medicinal chemistry.
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C.
Stephen L. Buchwald
Stephen L. Buchwald is an American chemist renowned for pioneering palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions that revolutionized modern organic synthesis and pharmaceutical chemistry.
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D.
Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
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E.
Michael P. Brenner
Michael P. Brenner is an American applied mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in fluid dynamics and complex systems.
- 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 S. Baran Target entity description: Phil S. Baran is an American chemist renowned for his innovative work in synthetic organic chemistry and natural product synthesis.
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A.
Eli Yablonovitch
Eli Yablonovitch is an American physicist and engineer renowned as a pioneer of photonic crystals and a leading figure in the field of photonics and optoelectronics.
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B.
Samuel J. Danishefsky
Samuel J. Danishefsky is an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in complex natural product synthesis and contributions to medicinal chemistry.
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C.
Stephen L. Buchwald
Stephen L. Buchwald is an American chemist renowned for pioneering palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions that revolutionized modern organic synthesis and pharmaceutical chemistry.
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D.
Bruce T. Draine
Bruce T. Draine is an American astrophysicist renowned for his influential work on interstellar dust and the interstellar medium.
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E.
Michael P. Brenner
Michael P. Brenner is an American applied mathematician and physicist known for his influential work in fluid dynamics and complex systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scientist
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academic ⓘ chemist ⓘ organic chemist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACS Award in Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
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ACS Award in Pure Chemistry ⓘ Aldrich Lecture Award ⓘ
linked to:
Roger Adams Award
Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Synthesis by a Young Investigator ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize ⓘ
linked to:
RSC Centenary Prize
Royal Society of Chemistry Synthetic Organic Chemistry Award ⓘ Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award in Organic Synthesis ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | K. C. Nicolaou ⓘ |
| doctoralStudent |
Keary M. Engle
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Neil K. Garg ⓘ Tobias Ritter ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University
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The Scripps Research Institute ⓘ |
| employer |
Scripps Research
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linked to:
The Scripps Research Institute
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| familyName | Baran ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
C–H functionalization
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electroorganic chemistry ⓘ natural product synthesis ⓘ organic chemistry ⓘ radical chemistry ⓘ synthetic organic chemistry ⓘ total synthesis ⓘ |
| givenName | Phil ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
late-stage functionalization
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method development in organic synthesis ⓘ scalable synthetic routes to pharmaceuticals ⓘ synthesis of alkaloids ⓘ synthesis of terpenes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
C–H functionalization strategies
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electrochemical methods in organic synthesis ⓘ innovative methods in synthetic organic chemistry ⓘ radical-based synthetic methods ⓘ total synthesis of complex natural products ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Chemical Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Keary M. Engle
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Neil K. Garg ⓘ Tobias Ritter ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry
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Professor of Chemistry ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workplace |
Scripps Research
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linked to:
The Scripps Research Institute
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla ⓘ
linked to:
The Scripps Research Institute
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Referenced by (9)
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