
The award was received by Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for their discoveries that control the formation of mirror-like forms of molecules.
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually for outstanding discoveries in the field of chemical sciences.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for their discoveries that allowed chemists to control the formation of mirror-like forms of molecules. Their work is of great importance for the creation of medicines, flavors and new materials. This is reported on the award website.
In 2025, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yagi for their development of metal-organic frameworks.

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for their discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.

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