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

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 has been awarded to - Henri B. Kagan - Université Paris-Sud, France Kenso Soai - Tokyo University of Science, Japan “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis” https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2026/press-release/ 1/n

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2026/press-release/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49990470