Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
- On Wednesday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis."
- The laureates solved a century-old chemical mystery by determining how homochirality emerges spontaneously. "The chemical reactions they have developed are spectacular," said Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.
- Kagan is affiliated with Université Paris-Sud in France, while Soai, 95, is affiliated with the Tokyo University of Science. The pair will share a 12 million Swedish kronor award comprising a diploma, medal, and cash prize.
- This announcement marks the third of six Nobel awards this year, following recognition for physiology or medicine and physics earlier this week. Literature, peace, and economic sciences awards continue through Monday.
- These discoveries enable chemists to drive reactions leading to homochirality, providing a foundation to address global challenges like climate change. The Academy's recognition reflects the fundamental significance of asymmetric synthesis in modern chemistry.
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A Frenchman and a Japanese person share the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2026. The topic is the targeted synthesis of molecules, in which the spatial structure is important.
In 2026, Henry B. Kagan and Kenso Soai were named Nobel Prize winners in chemistry, according to the official report of the committee itself.
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai are honored with the highest scientific award.
This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to French chemist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese chemist Kensó Soai. This was announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday. The ceremony in Stockholm follows the previous two days when the world learned the names of this year's laureates for physiology and medicine and for physics.
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for unraveling mystery of asymmetric chemistry
By Issy Ronald, Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for groundbreaking work in the field of asymmetric chemistry – unraveling the mystery of how molecules exist in non-identical mirror images of each other. The chemistry prize was announced Wednesday at
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai just won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry of 2026
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