Kagan and Soai Win 2026 Chemistry Nobel for Asymmetric Synthesis
From 'divine' asymmetry to science: who received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In 2026, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the 'discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis'.
Consensus
- The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Anri Kagan and Kenso Soai.
- The prize was awarded for the discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organicsynthesis.
- Their work enables the selective production of one mirror-image form of molecules.
- This has significant implications for pharmaceutical development.
- The award was announced by the Nobel Committee in Stockholm on October 7, 2026.
- Kagan is from France and Soai is from Japan.
- The prize amount is 12 million Swedish kronor, shared between the two laureates.
Points of divergence
- Kagans and Soais discoveries help produce the desired mirror form of molecules for drug production. — riamo
- The Nobel Committee stated the prize was awarded for solving the mystery of the origin of 'chemical asymmetry'. — tg_tvrain
- Soai achieved a reaction that produced only one of the two mirror-image forms in 2003. — tg_theinsider
- Kagan made a key breakthrough in 1986, and Soai published his first work on homochirality in 1995, achieving the reaction in 2003. — fontanka
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Coverage (20 sources)
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