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Henri B Kagan and Kenso Soai Win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Moneycontrol•07-10-2026, 15:31
Henri B Kagan and Kenso Soai Win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- •The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to French chemist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese chemist Kenso Soai.
- •The prestigious award recognizes their groundbreaking discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
- •Their research focuses on chirality, a chemical property often referred to as chemical handedness.
Key Questions Answered
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to French chemist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese chemist Kenso Soai.
They were awarded the prize for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
At the heart of their work is a strange property called chirality, or chemical handedness.
