The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to French chemist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese chemist Kenso Soai. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences recognized their discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. Tagesschau ↗
The laureates' research concerns molecules that have almost identical composition but differ in spatial arrangement. These are so-called mirror forms of molecules, also known as enantiomers. Their properties can differ despite containing the same atoms. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Kagan and Soai helped explain why chemical reactions often favor one of these two forms. This phenomenon is related to asymmetric organic synthesis and to so-called homochirality, in which predominantly one type of mirror-asymmetric molecule is formed. Telex ↗
These discoveries make it possible to obtain the purest possible enantiomers of desired substances more efficiently. The results could also help in the development of new drugs, since the individual mirror forms of the same substance can have different effects in the body. teraz.sk ↗
The awarded research provided an explanation for the long-standing mystery of chemical asymmetry and the way nature favors one of the mirror forms when forming molecules. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is the third Nobel Prize awarded this year. Die Zeit ↗
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Chemie-Nobelpreis geht an Franzosen Kagan und Japaner Soai
Tagesschau
| 12:25 07.10.
Nobel per la Chimica a Kagan e Soari
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| 12:15 07.10.
Priniesli riešenie storočnej záhady. Nobelovu cenu získali chemici Kagan a Soai
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| 12:11 07.10.
Premio Nobel de Química para Henri B. Kagan y Kenso Soai por lograr una nueva forma de manipular reacciones químicas
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| 11:58 07.10.
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Nobelpreis für Chemie geht an Forscher aus Frankreich und Japan
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Nobelova cena za chémiu ide za objav v asymetrickej organickej syntéze
teraz.sk
| 12:17 07.10.
Wissenschaft - Der Nobelpreis für Chemie geht an den Franzosen Henri Kagan und Kenso Soai aus Japan
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| 12:11 07.10.
Nobelovu cenu za chemii získali Francouz Kagan a Japonec Soai
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| 12:08 07.10.
Nobelovu cenu za chemii mají Henri Kagan a Kenso Soai. Objev je klíčový pro jednu ze záhad oboru
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| 12:14 07.10.
Nobelovu cenu získali Francouz s Japoncem. Řeší jednu z největších záhad chemie
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| 12:13 07.10.
Chemistry Nobel awarded for solving mystery of life's asymmetry
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Nobelovu cenu za chémiu za rok 2026 získali Francúz Henri B. Kagan a Japonec Kenso Soai.
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| 12:07 07.10.
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Grundlagenforschung: Chemienobelpreis für zwei Katalyse-Forscher
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Megfejtették, hogyan választ a természet a tükörképes molekulák közül, ezért járt a 2026-os kémiai Nobel-díj
Telex
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Auszeichnung: Henri Kagan und Kenso Soai gewinnen Chemie-Nobelpreis
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| 11:56 07.10.
Le prix Nobel de chimie 2026 est décerné au Français Henri Kagan et au Japonais Kenso Soai
Le Monde
| 11:55 07.10.
Nobelpreis für Chemie geht an Henri Kagan und Kenso Soai
Spiegel.de
| 11:53 07.10.
Auszeichnungen: Chemie-Nobelpreis an einen Franzosen und einen Japaner
Tagesspiegel
| 11:52 07.10.
Le prix Nobel de chimie décerné au Français Henri Kagan et au Japonais Kenso Soai
France24
| 11:52 07.10.
Henri Kagan e Kenso Soai hanno vinto il Nobel per la Chimica 2026
La Repubblica
| 11:50 07.10.
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