Henri B. Kagan, Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Henri Kagan discovered a new way of manipulating chemical reactions
Published October 07, 2026
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai. The prestigious honour recognizes their ground-breaking discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
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